{"product_id":"world-war-ii-pacific-paperback","title":"World War II Pacific • Paperback","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe #1 Bestseller That Launched the Series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGreat Battles for Boys: World War II Pacific\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eopens with the Flying Tigers, those wild American volunteers who were fighting Japan \u003cem\u003ebefore\u003c\/em\u003e Pearl Harbor was bombed.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter Japan's deadly surprise attack on Hawaii, the World War II military battles storm across the Pacific Ocean in the lethal \"island hopping\" strategy that brought Allied victory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMy 10-year-old grandson is now hooked on reading!\" — K Potter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis heroic history is unforgettable, real-life action adventure that captivates even the most reluctant reader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Joe is my son's history teacher at our homeschool co-op. T\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehe chapters are short enough for a single sitting and involve one campaign—bite-sized history for active boys.\"   — 5 Stars 'A Mom'\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoys journey to the front lines of the war's most stunning battles such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBattle of Wake Island, the brutal fight that turned into \"The Alamo of the Pacific.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Doolittle Raid, the \"suicide mission\" flown by heroic pilots. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBattles such as Guadalcanal, Saipan, Iwo Jima and more—where young American men who had never before seen combat would fight a ruthless enemy on hostile Pacific islands. And win.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEach chapter also features historical photos and short biographies of men of valor. There's also a reading list of MORE great books about World War II history and films that the whole family can watch together. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePick up a copy of \u003cem\u003eGreat Battles for Boys World War II Pacific\u003c\/em\u003e — and spark your son's love for reading and history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGREAT BATTLES FOR BOYS: WORLD WAR II PACIFIC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Combining his uniquely conversational style with myriad historical facts, plenty of interesting photos, and lots of fascinating, little-known anecdotes, Joe takes readers 'behind the scenes' and helps them to experience this vitally important chapter in our Nation’s history.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA great book with superb additional resources; I give it a 'must read!'  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e               — The Rev. Charles F. Reynolds Chief Warrant Officer 3, USMC, Ret.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Elanders Americas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41280360546462,"sku":"WWII in the Pacific","price":19.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/7905\/3726\/files\/WWIIPacificPaperbackforShopify.jpg?v=1688313460","url":"https:\/\/greatbattlesforboys.com\/products\/world-war-ii-pacific-paperback","provider":"Great Battles for Boys","version":"1.0","type":"link"}