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Marine! - The Life of Chesty Puller

By: Bantam Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Reference Books (Bantam Books)


Product Info

Title
Marine! - The Life of Chesty Puller
Publisher
Category
Author
Burke Davis
Publish Year
1991
Pages
400
Dimensions
4x6.75x1"
NKG Part #
2148162346
Type
Softcover

Description

Chesty Puller enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1918 at the age of 20. He chased bandits in Haiti and Nicaragua, commanded the Horse Marines in Peking, battled his way from island to bloody island in the Pacific, led the landing at Inchon, and fought the most savage rearguard action of the Korean War. He became a legend in his own time yet was forced into early retirement with the rank of lieutenant general. Why? No officer every inspired greater courage, loyalty, and devotion from his men, pushed them harder or served them better. But this popularity added to his blunt honesty earned him many enemies in Washington, and when the war was done, they no longer needed a fighter like Chesty.