First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. Victor H. Krulak (USMC Ret.)
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Language: English
Published by Pocket Books, 1991
Series: Book 5 of 51 - Bluejacket Books
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- Title
- First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
- Author
- Lt. Gen. Victor H. Krulak (USMC Ret.)
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Publication year
- 1991
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0671730126
- ISBN 13
- 9780671730123
- Series
- Book 5 of 51: Bluejacket Books
The author presents an intensely personal yet historically grounded view of the Corps and its legendary "leathernecks". He offers a unique understanding of the singular nature of the organization. He also provides striking accounts of the Marines at work in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
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First to Fight makes for wonderful reading. It is fast paced; often stirring; always informed, interesting, and enlightening. Marines will zip through it, delight in it, and wish it was far longer. -- Marine Corps Gazette
A fascinating combination of memoir and study of the U.S. Marine Corps. -- Booklist
General Krulak's skills as a journalist enhance the telling of his tales surrounding the Corps's history...his personal recollections add immeasurably to the book's quality. --National Defense
A fascinating combination of memoir and study of the U.S. Marine Corps. -- Booklist
General Krulak's skills as a journalist enhance the telling of his tales surrounding the Corps's history...his personal recollections add immeasurably to the book's quality. --National Defense
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