Purchase
Thomas Dunne Books
November 2007
On Sale: October 30, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 0312372809
EAN: 9780312372804
Hardcover
Add to Wish List
Non-Fiction
United States Marines, for more than two centuries, have
been among the world's fiercest and most admired of
warriors. They have fought from the Revolutionary War to
Afghanistan and Iraq, in famous battles become bone and
sinew of American lore. But why do Marines fight? Why fight
so well? Why run toward the guns? Now comes a thrilling new
book, pounding and magnificent in scope, by the author some
Marines consider the unofficial 'poet laureate' of their
Corps. James Brady interviews combat Marines from wars
ranging from World War II to Afghanistan, their replies in
their own individual voices unique and powerful, an
authentically American story of a country at war, as seen
through the eyes of its warriors. Culling his own
correspondence and comradeship with hundreds of fellow
Marines, Brady compiles a story---lyrical and
historical---of the motivations and emotions behind this
compelling question. Included are the accounts of Senator
James Webb and his lance corporal son, Jim; New York City
police commissioner Ray Kelly; Yankee second baseman (and
Marine fighter pilot) Jerry Coleman, and of teachers,
firemen, authors, cops, Harvard football players, and just
plain grunts, as well as the unforgettable story of Jack
Rowe, who lost an eye and other parts and now grows avocados
and chases rattlesnakes. Their stories poignantly and
profoundly illustrate the lives and legacies of battlefront
Marines. Why Marines Fight is a ruthlessly candid book about
professional killers not ashamed to recall their doubts as
well as exult in their savagely triumphant battle cries. A
book of weight and heft that Marines, and Americans
everywhere, will want to read, and may find impossible to
forget.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
| 
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy