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Author
Publisher
Changing Attitudes LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This book tells the life story of a man who lived his life, served his country, and loved his family. The compelling stories are everyone's stories weaving in Americana, baseball, hunting and, above all, the real-life war."--
Author
Language
English
Description
"In 1967, John (Chick) Donohue was a 26-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran working as a merchant seaman when he was challenged one night in a New York City bar. The men gathered at this hearth had lost family and friends in the ongoing war in Vietnam. Now, they were seeing protesters turn on the troops. One neighborhood patriot proposed an idea many might deem preposterous: One of them should sneak into Vietnam, track down their buddies in combat,...
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Chronicling the growth of a recruit from boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina, to a seasoned troop leader, this memoir also relates the experiences of the 200 soldiers in A Company, First Battalion, Second Marines, as they engaged in island warfare in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan and Tinian"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Four Walls Eight Windows
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a World War II veteran recounts how her father, emotionally scarred by his experiences, made her his confidante, in a volume that traces his harrowing experiences in the Marines during the battle of Okinawa.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"From American Grit co-star, former Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tee Marie Hanible comes the story of how she became a warrior...and how you can do it too. In the Warrior Code, entrepreneur, philanthropist, reality star and retired Gunnery Sergeant Tee Marie Hanible serves up eleven principles to awaken your inner badass and thrive in the face of adversity. After surviving the death of her father, enduring foster care and being expelled from school, Tee...
Author
Publisher
Crown Forum
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
At the age of 17, Marco Martinez was a thug--a gun-toting, car-stealing gang member. At the age of 22, he was a hero--the recipient of the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism under fire in the Iraq War. This is the story of his incredible transformation and of his experiences on the front lines of the War on Terror. Writing with passion and candor, Martinez brings us back to his gang days, then takes us through the grueling ordeal of Marine boot...
Author
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This book is the biography of Marine General William Rupertus, who led his troops in a series of blistering battles in the Pacific that paved the way for the ultimate American victory there. This is an American story of love, loss, shock, horror, tragedy, and triumph that focuses on Rupertus and the 1st Marine Division in World War II"--
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When Michael A. Montigny's mother, Viola, was young, she was diagnosed with polio. Anxious about what awaited her, Viola listened when an elderly woman--a neighbor--came to tell her of her future. The old woman informed Viola that if she gave up something she loved and prayed to God for assistance, she would eventually walk again. Viola did make progress. The woman told Viola many other things: she would marry a man in law enforcement; her first...
Author
Publisher
Two Harbors Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
What does life hold for you when you're a Marine Embassy Guard stationed in the Middle East? In Shattered Glass, Sergeant Greg Matos answers that question. Through his personal experiences as an enlisted Marine in the early 2000s, evolving from boot recruit to decorated sergeant, Matos offers a compelling look at the diverse roles Marines play in today's war on terror. Although he enters the military with visions of glory and honor, Matos soon realizes...
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