Lewis 'Chesty' Puller is the most famous and most decorated of all Marines. Michael Abbo is an average American kid who enlists in the Marine Corps just before Pearl Harbor. As he struggles to adapt, he unwillingly finds himself assigned to the duty of runner for Chesty Puller, a highly decorated jungle fighter from the 'Banana Wars.' Abbo is shocked by Chesty's harsh training methods and the horrors of the amphibious warfare of the Pacific, but survives World War II, finishes college, and becomes a newspaper reporter for The Chicago Tribune. He is called up from the Marine Reserves in 1950 to serve in Korea, and finds himself assigned once again to Chesty Puller. He serves well throughout the Inchon landing, the battle for Seoul, and into the hellish Chosin Reservoir, meanwhile gaining respect and awe for the once-enlisted man who takes great pride in 'leading from the front.' Abbo eventually returns to the Tribune, and covers Puller's forced retirement as well as his dramatic testimony in the court martial of a Marine drill instructor at Parris Island. For more info, check out www.pullersrunner.com
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of America
ISBN-13
9780761846079
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95493666
Product Key Features
Book Title
Puller's Runner: a Work of Historical Fiction about Lieutenant General Lewis B. 'chesty' Puller
Author
Joe Rouse, Nick Ragland
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Historical
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
231mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
304g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Joe Rouse, Nick Ragland
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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