From the Cornfields of Indiana to the Sands of Iwo Jima

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A Historical Novel of Young Marines in WWII Jack Allan and Larry Wellman are the star players on an Indiana high school basketball team. They suffer a devastating upset in their state basketball tournament. Life as they know it is over. Hoping to regain a sense of pride and purpose, they join the Maine Corps after graduation. They quickly realize that life goes on as they bond with other young recruits through the rigors of boot camp. Soon we find our basketball stars and their new buddies strewn across the South Pacific. Jack, Larry and Bobby leave for Hawaii, Jonny and Derrick go to Shanghai and then on to the Philippines, while Bill heads to aviation training to become a Marine pilot. On December 7, 1941, the world changes forever. Our young Marines are transformed from na?ve teens, to battle ready warriors on the front lines.