Download or read book Letters of a Combat Marine written by David Tucker Brown and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letters of a Combat Marine written by David Tucker Brown Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Love Letters from the Marine Wolf written by Michele Makros and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Letters from the Marine Wolf is a biography of the World War II hospital and troop transport ship USAT Marine Wolf. The story is told from the perspective of Sergeant Michael Makros Jr., ship's complement surgical technician, and other shipmates under Army Transportation Command 9222 TSU TC. Their letters, photographs, documents, memorabilia, and testimonials take history below deck to find the human experience of a wartime ship at sea.
Download or read book Letters of a Combat Marine written by David Tucker Brown and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book War Is Not Just for Heroes written by Linda M. Canup Keaton-Lima and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2024-03-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firsthand accounts of war in the Pacific theater from a premier chronicler of the real world of World War II combat. War Is Not Just for Heroes rescues the incredible true stories of US Marine Corps. Written by one marine, Claude R. "Red" Canup, a combat correspondent in the Pacific during World War II, these dispatches and private letters provide insight into the grind of war and ordinary men and women who carried out their duty. Thoughtfully edited and contextualized by a preface and prologue by his daughter, War Is Not Just for Heroes combines documentary and biography to provide the human dimensions of those in combat and those who reported out.
Download or read book Letters to Pat written by Bill Eshelman (Usmc Ret) and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters to Pat chronicles the day by day events of Bill Eshelman, a young Marine Captain writing home to his wife.Hoping to command a U.S. infantry company in combat, Eshelman is instead ordered to advisory duty with a Vietnamese Marine battalion. The ensuing months present new challenges: dealing with US headquarters, the Vietnamese way of doing things and contact with the enemy. Military history buffs will relate to the major battles described. Letters to Pat offers details in what the author believed was necessary to be a successful military advisor, in particular his relationship with his Vietnamese counterparts. "I make no attempt to buy my way into their friendship other than to accept them for who they are, eat their food, live with them, and help with advice when they ask for it . . . and when they need US support, give them everything I can get!"
Download or read book War is a Racket written by Smedley Butler and published by Jovian Press. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book, by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler frankly discusses how business interests commercially benefit (including war profiteering) from warfare. He had been appointed commanding officer of the Gendarmerie during the United States occupation of Haiti, which lasted from 1915 to 1934.
Download or read book One Bullet Away written by Nathaniel Fick and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ex-Marine captain shares his story of fighting in a recon battalion in both Afghanistan and Iraq, beginning with his brutal training on Quantico Island and following his progress through various training sessions and, ultimately, conflict in the deadliest conflicts since the Vietnam War.
Download or read book Letters to Louise written by Russell J Jewett and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must read for anyone who was in Vietnam or has a loved one deployed to a combat area. An engaging story of a young life, a challenging tale of life in the military service during the Vietnam war, and a heartwarming love affair is all set to captivate anyone’s heart. Letters to Louise is an autobiography about a naive young man coming from a very stable and protected environment enlisting in the navy. As a hospital corpsman, he became a combat medic with the US Marines. This memoir recounts his life in the military service where he experienced living, eating, fighting and sleeping in the mud and jungles of South Vietnam. But more than that, it also chronicles the memories of events and includes the actual text of letters written over a period of four years to his girlfriend who was still back home in high school while he was stationed in the United States, Japan, and Vietnam. Through Letters to Louise, readers will find an interesting journey of life and love through the story of the author. They will find this book entertaining and inspiring while they engross themselves into the pages filled with thrills, excitement, passion, dreams, and love.
Download or read book The Story of One Marine written by Jr James Gregory and published by Hellgate Press. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas L. Stewart joined the United States Marine Corps on June 22, 1917--just two months after America entered World War One. Private Stewart was a member of 96th Co (H), 6th Marine Regiment, led by the future Commandant of the Marine Corps, Clifton Cates. Stewart was one of the 24 Marines who took Bouresches during the battle of the Aisne. He was gassed at Belleau Wood and served at a hospital as an MP while recovering. Eventually, he became part of the force that occupied Germany. His story is made even more personal through the many letters he sent home, from the day he enlisted to his last day in Europe, and selections from the hundreds of photos he took--from training at Parris Island to his time in Germany.
Download or read book From Boots to Iwo Jima written by Sidney L. Landau and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From Boots to Iwo Jima, A Marine Corpsman's Story in Letters to his Wife 1943-1945", by Sidney L. Landau, describes vividly and in great detail daily life in boot camp and in the battle zones of Guam and Iwo Jima. The letters, discovered after more than half a century, are sometimes humorous, sometimes sad, but always loving. They show the depth of feeling of a man yearning to see his wife and son again, and the comaraderie of fellow "mates" from all walks of life, living and working together. The letters describe visits to native villages and contain sketches and photographs from Guam and Iwo Jima. Included also are pictures of souvenirs and copies of official documents. "Pays homage to those who put their civilian lives on hold and risked their actual lives in combat - none more valiantly than the corpsmen who rescued and treated the wounded on the battlefield. A fascinating account." - George Rathmell, Literary Historian and Author of A Passport to Hell: The Mystery of Richard Realf "A rarity in the field of military memoirs, successfully combining family interest with combat experiences, creating a unified chronicle." - Oscar Kraines, Military Historian and Retired Professor of Constitutional Law "A truly great love story, interspersed with vivid descriptions of life in the Marines, in and out of battle. I felt as if I were there too, experiencing all of the writer's emotions. And with all, the author's sense of humor and eye for detail shine through brilliantly." - Lucille Small Alter, Former New York City Radio Commentator "A story told in a most unique fashion from letters mailed home. It brought back many shared memories, both good and bad, of that period of our lives." - Robert A. Erion, Pharmacist's Mate 1st Class, 3rd battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division 1944-45
Download or read book Lines of Battle written by Annette Tapert and published by Crown. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged in chronological order, this collection of some 100 letters from soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines offers a very personal view of World War II and a sense of immediacy that is remarkable. The correspondence ranges from a GI's final message, written from Bataan, to a private's advice to his unexpectedly drafted father; from a general's letter of condolence to journalist Ernie Pyle's widow to a marine's revelation to his mother that he lost a leg in battle; from an airman's description of the mercy-killing of a comrade trapped in a burning plane to a soldier's reaction to the news of the A-bombings. Several letters are by well-known figures (William Halsey, George Patton, John Kennedy, among them), but these obviously were included for the eloquence of emotion expressed rather than because of the writer's renown.
Download or read book Stained with the Mud of Khe Sanh written by Rodger Jacobs and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author describes his memoir: "It's based on wartime letters. Upon arriving at the United States Marine Corps Boot Camp one of the first things my drill instructors told me to do was to write at least two letters home a week. I did what they told me. My father, a World War II combat veteran, kept my letters, all 146 of them (and the 250 images I sent home). I continued to write all through my combat tour in Vietnam and my hospital stay in Japan recovering from wounds. I have selected and edited the most meaningful correspondence and added a narrative thread so I could tell the full story of my military experience as a high school kid from rural Ohio transformed into a Marine. The letters describe my further transformation into a war fighting Marine grunt in combat and finally will take you through my metamorphosis into a war-altered ex-Marine but a Marine still."
Download or read book War and Letters written by Goff Joyner and published by Goff Joyner. This book was released on 2006-06-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War & Love Letters is a book that gives an insight into the life of the author and those surrounding him for the duration of the war. It shows the history of events from the presective of an individual who experienced it. It shows how the young men of that era adjusted to the duties that they were called upon to perform. Without knowing what was happening to them the gentle youths of America were transformed by there training into tough minded warriors. The importance of the written word becomes most obvious. This is especially so of Letter of Love from family, sweethearts or wife's. The author has shared quotations from letters written from Korea that would have been to private to publish years ago. Beside revealing enter feelings, the letters recall details of combat that would have been censored in World War II. There are many battles described as they occurred. The author participanted in live combat with the American Marines, the Koren Marines, the ROK army and the United States Navy. It is hoped that the increased awareness of the details of war by the American public will help find a cure for this dreadful disease called "war."
Download or read book Voices from the Front written by Frank Schaeffer and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A timely collection of writings and letters from soldiers on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan provides a personal inside glimpse of the war and an emotional and human portrait of life in the military, from dangerous patrols to field hospitals to homecoming.
Download or read book The Trillion Dollar War written by Abid Amiri and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Trillion Dollar War is the culmination of an Afghan's personal life story weaved into academic understanding and coupled with professional experience in the field of development. It is written for Afghans, Afghan policymakers, and those in the West and broader international community who truly wish to see Afghanistan progress after more than 20 years of war. This title offers a perspective on how the United States and Afghanistan got where they are and proposes ways to find the economic growth that has until now remained elusive"--
Download or read book Once a Marine written by Nick Popaditch and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Silver Star–awarded marine chronicles his service in Iraq in this “transcendent memoir of military service and its personal consequences” (Ralph Peters, Lt. Col., ret., author of Looking For Trouble). In April, 2003, an AP photographer captured a striking image seen around the world of Gunny Sergeant Nick Popaditch smoking a victory cigar in his tank, the haunting statue of Saddam Hussein hovering in the background. Though immortalized in that moment as “The Cigar Marine,” Popaditch’s fighting was far from over. The following year, he fought heroically in the battle for Fallujah and suffered grievous head wounds that left him legally blind and partially deaf. But he faced the toughest fight of his life when he returned home: the battle to remain the man and Marine he was. At first, Nick fights to get back to where he was in Iraq-in the cupola of an M1A1 main battle tank, leading Marines in combat. As the seriousness and permanence of his disabilities become more evident, Nick fights to remain in the Corps in any capacity and help his brothers in arms. Then, following a medical retirement, he battles for rightful recognition and compensation for his disabilities. Throughout his harrowing ordeal, Nick fights to maintain his honor and loyalty, waging all these battles the same way—the Marine way—because anything less would be a betrayal of all he holds dear.
