I thought the movie was just OK too, not one I'd run out and buy. The only recent WWII movies that I can think of that take place in the PTO are Windtalkers and Thin Red Line- neither of which measure up to SPR.
If you're looking for a good read, try Flyboys by James Bradley. It's about the radio station at Chichi Jima and our efforts to destroy it and mainland Japan. It also covers the Japanese mentality and brutality they inflicted on themselves and their prisoners.
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