The Marine Corps is known for its heroes, and Lieutenant General Lewis
B. Puller has long been considered the greatest of them all. Puller mastered
small-unit guerrilla warfare as a constabulary lieutenant in Haiti in the 1920s,
and near the end of his career he commanded the 1st Marine Division in
combat in Korea. In between he chased Sandino in Nicaragua and fought at
Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu.
Puller became -- and has remained -- the epitome of the Marine combat
officer. His record of five Navy Crosses for valor is still unmatched in the
Corps. At times Puller's actions have been called into question -- at Peleliu,
for instance, where, against a heavily fortified position, he lost more than half
of his regiment. But Jon Hoffman's account reveals new information that
repudiates the distortions of Puller's record in that epic struggle.
Chesty is the definitive biography of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller.
Based on thorough research into every aspect of the general's life, it presents
an objective appraisal of his career and his contributions to the Corps.
| Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC by Colonel Jon T. Hoffman, USMCR |
Colonel Jon T. Hoffman, USMCR, has spent his entire career as an infantry
officer and military historian. He is presently serving as the deputy director of the
Marine Corps History and Museum Division. He has a bachelor's degree from
Miami University (Ohio), a law degree from Duke University, and a master's degree
in military history from Ohio State University. Hoffman's previous book, Once a
Legend: "Red Mike" Edson of the Marine Raiders, received the Marine Corps
Heritage Foundation's 1994 Greene Award. His numerous articles in professional
military journals have earned him a variety of other writing honors. A native of
Freemont, Ohio, he now resides in northern Virginia.
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