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From Ny Times-Bestselling author James Brady-the tale of Marine legend John Basilone, among three primary figures in HBO's The PacificGunnery Sergeant John Basilone was a Marine legend who received the Medal of Honor for keeping off 3,000 Japanese on Guadalcanal and the Navy Cross posthumously for his valor on Iwo Jima. This is actually the tale of what sort of child from Raritan, Nj, became one of America's greatest World-War II heroes.Profiles one of three primary figures in HBO's The Pacific, the effective sequel to the most popular mini series Band of Brothers"A cautiously documented, quickly published guide. . .