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Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC

Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC

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Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC

by Hoffman, Jon T

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New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002. 8th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 6x1x9. Eighth printing. Cover edges rubbed with a few creases, quarter inch tear along top edge of front cover panel. 2002 Trade Paperback. xxii, 629 pp. The Marine Corps is known for its heroes, and Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller has long been considered the greatest of them all. His assignments and activities covered an extraordinary spectrum of warfare. Puller mastered small unit guerrilla warfare as a lieutenant in Haiti in the 1920s, and at the end of his career commanded a division in Korea. In between, he chased Sandino in Nicaragua and fought at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu. With his bulldog face, barrel chest (which earned him the nickname Chesty), gruff voice, and common touch, Puller became—and has remained—the epitome of the Marine combat officer. 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. And then there is the saga of his son, who followed in Chesty's footsteps as a Marine officer only to suffer horrible wounds in Vietnam (his book, Fortunate Son, won the Pulitzer Prize). Jon Hoffman has been given special access to Puller's personal papers as well as his personnel record. The result will unquestionably stand as the last word about Chesty Puller.

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Jon Hoffman is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve and is currently serving on extended active duty as the deputy director of the Marine Corps History & Museums Division. He has spent sixteen years on active duty as an infantry officer and historian. He has a Master’s Degree in military history from Ohio State and a law degree from Duke University. His first book, Once A Legend , a biography of Major General Merritt “Red Mike” Edson, won the Marine Corps’ prize as the best book of the year. LtCol Hoffman lives in Virginia. From the Hardcover edition.

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Title
Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC
Author
Hoffman, Jon T
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Quantity Available
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Edition
8th Printing
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
037576044X
ISBN 13
9780375760440
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
2002
Size
6x1x9
Keywords
BIOGRAPHY HISTORY MILITARY
X weight
25 oz

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