

Unknown Valor
A Story of Family, Courage, and Sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima
Author: Martha MacCallum
Narrator: Martha MacCallum
Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperAudio
Published: 02/25/2020
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Wars, World War Ii, Biography & Autobiography, Memoirs, Us History, Modern History
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Bonus Material
Synopsis
Martha MacCallum takes us from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima through the lives of these men of valor, among them Harry Gray, a member of her own family.In Unknown Valor, she weaves their stories—from Boston, Massachusetts, to Gulfport, Mississippi, as told through letters and recollections—into the larger history of what American military leaders rightly saw as an eventual showdown in the Pacific with Japan. In a relentless push through the jungles of Guadalcanal, over the coral reefs of Tarawa, past the bloody ridge of Peleliu, against the banzai charges of Guam, and to the cliffs of Saipan, these men were on a path that ultimately led to the black sands of Iwo Jima, the doorstep of the Japanese Empire.Meticulously researched, heart-wrenching, and illuminating, Unknown Valor reveals the sacrifices of ordinary Marines who saved the world from tyranny and left indelible marks on those back home who loved them.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.