Description: "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. "The HBO" miniseries tracks the intertwined odysseys of three U.S. Marines - John Basilone, Robert Leckie and Eugene Sledge - across the vast canvas of the Pacific. "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 the first person, allowing readers to experience his transformation, forged in the horrors of battle, from aimless youth to war hero known as 'Manila John'.
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EAN: 9780312611446
UPC: 9780312611446
ISBN: 9780312611446
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Book Title: I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt.
Item Length: 20.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.27 kg
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Name: I'm Staying with My Boys: the Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone
Language: English
Publisher: Griffin Publishing
Item Height: 210 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Author: Jim Proser
Subject Area: Biographies & True Stories
Item Width: 140 mm
Format: Paperback
