Hugh Ambrose (1966–2015)
Author of The Pacific
About the Author
Hugh Ambrose is a noted historian. He was also a consultant for Steven Spielberg on the documentary, Price for Peace. In fact, he and Spielberg were the Executive Producers of that documentary. He also serves as a historical consultant on HBO's The Pacific miniseries. Ambrose is also the former show more vice president of the National World War II Museum. His love for history was passed down by his father, Stephen Edward Ambrose, who was also an accomplished historian and biographer of of U.S. Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical name
- Ambrose, Hugh
- Legal name
- Ambrose, Hugh Alexander
- Birthdate
- 1966-08-12
- Date of death
- 2015-05-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Place of death
- Helena, Montana, USA
- Education
- University of Montana (BA, MA)
- Occupations
- Historian
- Relationships
- Ambrose, Stephen E. (father)
- Organizations
- The National WWII Museum
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The Pacific: Hell Was an Ocean Away by Hugh Ambrose
Weaving the stories of 4 to 5 men Ambrose tells a story about the Pacific battles of World War II. We get to see the various aspects of these men, the battles and conditions they faced and how war changed these men forever.
I started to read this book with Steven Amborse's 'Band Of Brothers' in mind. And maybe that was a mistake because 'The Pacific' is not - in my humble opinion - on par with 'Band Of Brothers'. The storyline in it is not as clear and 'linear' as in the latter.
But - on the other hand - Steven Ambrose was a storyteller par excellence and hard to match by anyone.
But - on the other hand - Steven Ambrose was a storyteller par excellence and hard to match by anyone.
While I can admire Hugh's vision, and do understand why he wrote this book, alas, he is not the writer his father was. Was disappointed in it overall.
I am also reading Leckie's and Sledge's books. This book is rough read for anyone new to accounts of this theater of the war. Other 2/3 star reviews of this book on this site give good descriptions of the specifics that make this book difficult to read: a choppy and often stiff narrative style, factual errors, poor maps, no indexing, sloppy editing, etc. Adding my voice to advise potential readers who are just starting to read about the Pacific war that this book is a discouraging choice for military history newbies.… (more)
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- Rating
- 3.7
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- ISBNs
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