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| Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller by Burke Davis |
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 ever
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.
Here is the explosive true story of the most courageous and
controversial commander of them all -- the fabulous tale of a real-life hero.
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 ever
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.
Here is the explosive true story of the most courageous and
controversial commander of them all -- the fabulous tale of a real-life hero.