Sterling Mace wasn’t born a warrior—war made him one.
As a rifleman in the legendary 1st Marine Division, Mace fought on some of the most brutal battlefields of World War II: Peleliu and Okinawa. From the hellish infernos of the Pacific to the razor-thin line between survival and death, Battleground Pacific delivers a raw, unfiltered account of combat, fear, and the transformation of an ordinary man into a hardened soldier.
Told with the grit and honesty of a Marine who lived it, this memoir is a must-read for fans of The Pacific and Band of Brothers. For those who want to understand the true cost of war—not just in battles won, but in lives forever changed—this is one of the most gripping WWII memoirs ever written.
