Through the Wheat
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-59114-791-6 (ISBN)
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Two Marines, well known for their achievements both in uniform and with the pen, have recorded this rich history in a way that only insiders can. Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons and Col. Joseph H. Alexander recount events in telling detail, capturing the spirit that earned World War I Marines the sobriquet“Devil Dogs,” while providing a substantial examination of combat.
Names like Belleau Wood, Soissons, and St. Mihiel resonate today, nearly a century later, and the authors leave no doubt as to why. Here, hand-to-hand combat seen through the lenses of a gas mask is accompanied by cogent analysis and thought-provoking assessments of the war and its impact on the Marine Corps. In homage to the Marine experience under fire, the authors have given their work the same title as the famous World War I novel by Thomas Boyd, who came home from the war with a Croix de Guerre and a desire to write. Uncompromising in its coverage, this book will appeal to veterans and neophytes alike.
Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons served in the Marine Corps for thirty-six years, from 1942 to 1978, and is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He also served the Corps for seventeen years as a civilian, including many years as Director of Marine Corps History and Museums. He is the author of the Korean War novel Dog Company Six, The United States Marines: A History, and Frozen Choisin: U.S. Marines at the Changjin Reservoir, among other publications. He died in May 2007. Col. Joseph H. Alexander served in the Marine Corps for twenty-eight years and fought in Vietnam. He is the author of the award winning Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa and four other books. He has helped produce twenty-five military documentaries for cable television and was chief historian on the exhibit design team for the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Col. Joseph H. Alexander served in the Marine Corps for twenty-eight years and fought in Vietnam. He is the author of the award winning Utmost Savagery: The Three Days of Tarawa and has helped produce twenty-five military documentaries for television. He lives in Asheville, NC.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 20 b/w photos, 14 maps |
| Verlagsort | Annopolis |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-59114-791-3 / 1591147913 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-59114-791-6 / 9781591147916 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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