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I'm Staying with My Boys

By Jim Proser

I'm Staying with My Boys Memories

I'm Staying with My Boys

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The true story behind the character depicted in HBO's critically acclaimed, award-winning miniseries, The Pacific I'm Staying with My Boys is a firsthand look inside the life of one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. Sgt. John Basilone held off 3,000 Japanese troops at Guadalcanal after his 15-member unit was reduced to three men. At Iwo Jima he single-handedly destroyed an enemy blockhouse, allowing his unit to capture an airfield. Minutes later he was killed by an enemy artillery round. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. I'm Staying with My Boys is the only family-authorized biography of Basilone, and it features photographs never before published. Distinctive among military biographies, the story is told in first person, allowing readers to experience his transformation, forged in the horrors of battle, from aimless youth to war hero known as "Manila John".
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2010-02-02
Publication Date:
2010-02-02
Publisher:
St. Martins Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0312611447
ISBN13:
9780312611446
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
324 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
209 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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