Bloodstripe
11-10-02, 05:26 PM
No not the one titled "Marine" by Burke Davis, but the one titled "Chesty".
The author is Col Jon T. Hoffman, USMCR. I have read the first book on Col Puller and that was an outstanding read. This book is another great read. Col Hoffman goes into allot of detail in this book. From reading this book it seems as though during Burke Davis book "Marine" allot of the official records from the Korean War and WWII were still classified.
This author has done allot of research into the records and this book reflects it. I am currently in the chapter about Cape Gloucester and Pavuvu. It is hard to believe what these Marines went through. During the Saipan campaign after 3 days of naval bombardment against 30,000 Japanese defenders the Marines had 16,000 men killed or wounded. I could go on about this book but if anyone is interested here is the link and I tried to attach an image of the cover but not sure if it will work.
Semper Fi
Bloodstripe
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The author is Col Jon T. Hoffman, USMCR. I have read the first book on Col Puller and that was an outstanding read. This book is another great read. Col Hoffman goes into allot of detail in this book. From reading this book it seems as though during Burke Davis book "Marine" allot of the official records from the Korean War and WWII were still classified.
This author has done allot of research into the records and this book reflects it. I am currently in the chapter about Cape Gloucester and Pavuvu. It is hard to believe what these Marines went through. During the Saipan campaign after 3 days of naval bombardment against 30,000 Japanese defenders the Marines had 16,000 men killed or wounded. I could go on about this book but if anyone is interested here is the link and I tried to attach an image of the cover but not sure if it will work.
Semper Fi
Bloodstripe
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