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Author |
: George B. Clark |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 2013-03-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780700618965 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0700618961 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Devil Dogs Chronicle by : George B. Clark
The 4th Marine Brigade, with roughly 10,000 men, was the only large Marine unit to see major action in World War I. Dubbed "Devil Dogs" by the Germans, the 4th was part of the 2nd Division of the American Expeditionary Forces, nicknamed the "Race Horse Division" for its rapid and devastating pursuit of the enemy. The 4th Brigade fought at Verdun, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Blanc Mont, and the Meuse-Argonne, and its signature victory at Belleau Wood saved Paris from falling into German hands. It was also one of the major reasons that the 2nd Division advanced more miles, captured more territory, and amassed more casualties than any other in the war. George Clark, a former Marine and expert on Marine Corps history, here draws upon memoirs, diaries, letters, and post-war interviews-most of which have not been seen since the war ended-to create a chorus of voices chronicling the 4th Brigade's experiences. Through the words of these Marines, Clark captures the rigors of training at Paris Island and Quantico, the ferocity of combat overseas, and the strange quietude of occupation. He reveals what it was like for these men to fight in trenches while knee-deep in mud, with rats playing over them as they slept; going days between meals, often surviving on what they could forage from dead German or French packs; and even wishing for a wound that would allow some time off far from the terrors of the front. He also illuminates the dread and despair of Marines who beat the odds during one blood bath, surviving when most of their comrades did not, only to find themselves flung into an even worse battle not long afterward. One German soldier remarked that these "Americans are savages. They kill everything that moves," a caustic testament to the Marines' intensity and prowess. But that came at a cost: by war's end the 4th had suffered a severe casualty rate of 150 percent. Vividly reflecting the horrors of that "war to end all wars," Devil Dogs Chronicle pays tribute to the Marines whose bravery helped the Allies achieve victory in the first global conflict.
Author |
: George B. Clark |
Publisher |
: US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1612512151 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781612512150 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Devil Dogs by : George B. Clark
In telling the story of the extraordinary contributions of the U.S. Marines in World War I, this now-classic history examines the Corps' entire experience in France. Now available in paperback, the book is a valuable resource for data, especially details about each unit and how they functioned. Bolstered with information from official documents as well as published and unpublished memoirs, readers follow the Marines from their recruitment, through training and shipment overseas, to the horrors of trench warfare. The famous battle at Belleau Wood is fully examined, along with the lesser known campaigns at Blanc Mont and Meuse River, and the critical engagements at Verdun, Marbache, and St. Mihiel. Readers learn how the 4th Marine Brigade earned the nickname "Devil Dogs" and why their experiences helped forge the Corps' identity. It is a new addition to the Leatherneck Classics series.
Author |
: David Talbot |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 162 |
Release |
: 2010-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781439117743 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1439117748 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Devil Dog by : David Talbot
Pulp History brings to life extraordinary feats of bravery, violence, and redemption that history has forgotten. These stories are so dramatic and thrilling they have to be true. In DEVIL DOG, the most decorated Marine in history fights for America across the globe—and returns home to set his country straight. Smedley Butler took a Chinese bullet to the chest at age eighteen, but that did not stop him from running down rebels in Nicaragua and Haiti, or from saving the lives of his men in France. But when he learned that America was trading the blood of Marines to make Wall Street fat cats even fatter, Butler went on a crusade. He threw the gangsters out of Philadelphia, faced down Herbert Hoover to help veterans, and blew the lid off a plot to overthrow FDR.
Author |
: Alison Hart |
Publisher |
: Holiday House |
Total Pages |
: 136 |
Release |
: 2016-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781561458707 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1561458708 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Darling, Mercy Dog of World War I by : Alison Hart
A World War I canine hero saves the day in this action-packed, heartwarming story. When the British military asks for dogs to help the war effort, Darling's family reluctantly sends her to be trained as a mercy dog. Through gunfire and poisonous gases, it's Darling's job to find injured soldiers on the battlefield and fetch help from the medics. After saving the lives of numerous soldiers, Darling suddenly finds herself in need of rescue. Will she ever make it back to England? This wartime adventure is a touching and exciting introduction to World War I. Darling's story of bravery and devotion reminds readers that dogs can be so much more than pets. The Dog Chronicles series features fast-paced, fascinating historical fiction about working dogs, perfect for readers who love books
Author |
: D. J. Ratkowski |
Publisher |
: CreateSpace |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 2014-10-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1502761408 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781502761408 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Whiskey Sierra by : D. J. Ratkowski
This book hits like a freight train chronicling the life of a United States Marine. When an aging warrior experiences a haunting flashback he embarks on a journey of discovery and destruction in an attempt to reckon with his past. Offered a seat on this cerebral adventure we are engaged in revealing conversation of regret and loss carried by the acumen of a man taught to wage war. From an embattled childhood he fights across the globe into hidden cities and onto battlefields sharing dark times, reminding us how unforgiving the world can be. Detailed moments describe how boys become men, men become warriors and the price they pay in doing so.
Author |
: Anthony Swofford |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2005-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780743254281 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0743254287 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Jarhead by : Anthony Swofford
Anthony Swofford's Jarhead is the first Gulf War memoir by a frontline infantry marine, and it is a searing, unforgettable narrative. When the marines -- or "jarheads," as they call themselves -- were sent in 1990 to Saudi Arabia to fight the Iraqis, Swofford was there, with a hundred-pound pack on his shoulders and a sniper's rifle in his hands. It was one misery upon another. He lived in sand for six months, his girlfriend back home betrayed him for a scrawny hotel clerk, he was punished by boredom and fear, he considered suicide, he pulled a gun on one of his fellow marines, and he was shot at by both Iraqis and Americans. At the end of the war, Swofford hiked for miles through a landscape of incinerated Iraqi soldiers and later was nearly killed in a booby-trapped Iraqi bunker. Swofford weaves this experience of war with vivid accounts of boot camp (which included physical abuse by his drill instructor), reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family. As engagement with the Iraqis draws closer, he is forced to consider what it is to be an American, a soldier, a son of a soldier, and a man. Unlike the real-time print and television coverage of the Gulf War, which was highly scripted by the Pentagon, Swofford's account subverts the conventional wisdom that U.S. military interventions are now merely surgical insertions of superior forces that result in few American casualties. Jarhead insists we remember the Americans who are in fact wounded or killed, the fields of smoking enemy corpses left behind, and the continuing difficulty that American soldiers have reentering civilian life. A harrowing yet inspiring portrait of a tormented consciousness struggling for inner peace, Jarhead will elbow for room on that short shelf of American war classics that includes Philip Caputo's A Rumor of War and Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, and be admired not only for the raw beauty of its prose but also for the depth of its pained heart.
Author |
: Alan Axelrod |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 283 |
Release |
: 2010-10-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780762767076 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0762767073 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Miracle at Belleau Wood by : Alan Axelrod
The Battle of Belleau Wood, stunning in both its concentration and intensity, was the fiery furnace from which the modern United States Marine Corps emerged as America's fiercest and most effective warriors, the world's preeminent fighting elite.
Author |
: Alfonso Moret |
Publisher |
: Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages |
: 138 |
Release |
: 2017-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781543426694 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1543426697 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Curse of the Devil Dogs by : Alfonso Moret
A scientist and a veterinarian are bitten by infected wolves and will become werewolves if you dont find the antidote flower by the full moon. While the associates seek the remedy plant, the wolf-men transform. Death and chaos disrupt the process to attain the cure.
Author |
: Piers Warren |
Publisher |
: Wildeye |
Total Pages |
: 299 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781905843015 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1905843011 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis Black Shuck by : Piers Warren
For centuries Black Shuck has patrolled the coastal paths of Norfolk, a spectral portent of death. But recent events have allowed the massive phantom dog to evolve, to metamorphose, into something altogether more horrifying. After wildlife filmmaker Harry Lambert stumbles into Black Shuck's territory, the fearsome beast finds what it was looking for.
Author |
: Anne Rice |
Publisher |
: Ballantine Books |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2010-11-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307575876 |
ISBN-13 |
: 030757587X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Memnoch the Devil by : Anne Rice
"STARTLING . . . FIENDISH . . . MEMNOCH'S TALE IS COMPELLING." --New York Daily News "Like Interview with the Vampire, Memnoch has a half-maddened, fever-pitch intensity. . . . Narrated by Rice's most cherished character, the vampire Lestat, Memnoch tells a tale as old as Scripture's legends and as modern as today's religious strife." --Rolling Stone "SENSUAL . . . BOLD, FAST-PACED." --USA Today "Rice has penned an ambitious close to this long-running series. . . . Fans will no doubt devour this." --The Washington Post Book World "MEMNOCH THE DEVIL OFFERS PASSAGES OF POETIC BRILLIANCE." --Playboy "[MEMNOCH] is one of Rice's most intriguing and sympathetic characters to date. . . . Rice ups the ante, taking Lestat where few writers have ventured: into heaven and hell itself. She carries it off in top form." --The Seattle Times