{"product_id":"youll-be-sor-ree-paperback-by-sid-phillips","title":"You'll Be Sor-ree! Paperback by Sid Phillips","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eDutton Caliber\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2012-04-03)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e272\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780425246290\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e309.02\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e22.66 x 15.34 x 1.47\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSid Phillips, a World War II Marine Corps hero featured in HBO®'s \u003ci\u003eThe Pacific, \u003c\/i\u003eoffers up an invaluable firsthand account of the war against Japan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA mortarman with H-2-1 of the legendary 1st Marine Division, Sid  was only seventeen years old when he entered combat with the Japanese.  Some two years later, when he returned home, the island fighting on  Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester had turned Sid into an \"Old Timer\" by  Marine standards, and more: he left as a boy, but came home a man.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are his memoirs, the humble and candid tales that Sid  collected during a Pacific odyssey spanning half the globe, from the  grueling boot camp at Parris Island, to the coconut groves of  Guadalcanal, to the romantic respite of Australia. Sid recalls his encounters with icons like Chesty Puller, General  Vandergrift, Eleanor Roosevelt, and his boyhood friend, Eugene Sledge.  He remembers the rain of steel from Japanese bombers and  battleships, the brutality of the tropical elements, and the haunting  notion of being expendable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of how Sid stood shoulder to shoulder with his  Marine brothers to discover the inner strength and deep faith necessary  to survive the dark, early days, of World War II in the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Sid Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e, a Guadalcanal Marine, was born Sept 2, 1924,  and enlisted in the USMC the day after Pearl Harbor. Passing beneath  the Golden Gate Bridge, he departed his land a nervous seventeen-year-old. Two years later, when he kissed the docks in San Diego, he had  come home a hero. Together Sid and his brothers in the legendary 1st  Marine Division won the first epic victory of the war, saved Australia,  and stopped the Japanese juggernaut in the Pacific. Sid and his sister,  Katherine, have become internationally known after their notable roles  in Ken Burns' documentary \u003ci\u003eThe War\u003c\/i\u003e and the Tom Hanks\/Steven  Spielberg\/Gary Goetzman HBO miniseries, \u003ci\u003eThe Pacific\u003c\/i\u003e. He passed away in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553606586529,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780425246290","price":35.15,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780425246290.jpg?v=1781735533","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/youll-be-sor-ree-paperback-by-sid-phillips","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}