I'm staying with my boys the heroic life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC
A profile of the only World War II Marine to win the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart parallels his career with notable World War II memoirists while tracing his significant achievements at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Griffin,
Ã2010.
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| Edition: | 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed. |
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| Summary: | A profile of the only World War II Marine to win the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart parallels his career with notable World War II memoirists while tracing his significant achievements at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780312611446 0312611447 9781616641818 1616641819 |
| Author Notes: | Jim Proser 's first book, I'm Staying with My Boys , was awarded the United States Marine Corps Commandant's Recommendation. Prosner wrote and directed, with Jerry Cutter, a documentary of the same name, and I'm Staying with My Boys was used as source material for HBO's critically acclaimed, award-winning miniseries, The Pacific . |
