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I Promise You I'll Be Home : Korean War Letters of a U. S. Marine by Al Martinez (2024, Trade Paperback)

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"As a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. Hisvivid, often humorous pen-and-ink drawings portray scenes from the front lines.".

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-101476693161

ISBN-139781476693163

eBay Product ID (ePID)18062269856

Product Key Features

Number of Pages244 Pages

Publication NameI Promise You I'll Be Home : Korean War Letters of a U. S. Marine

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMilitary / Korean War, Asia / General

Publication Year2024

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaHistory

AuthorAl Martinez

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight16.2 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2024-004659

Reviews"Decades before I knew him, Al Martinez--my friend, my colleague--lived another life in another hemisphere: as a combat Marine in Korea. In this collection of letters from the young Al, so adroitly and sensitively edited by Sara S. Hodson, I get to meet the embryo Al, the fledgling writer I came to know and work alongside: curious, passionate, courageous, humorous, bemused, and above all, humane."--Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times columnist, Emmy-winning broadcaster, best-selling author, "Literary curator Sara S. Hodson manages to find a silver lining, even in warfare, as she shares Martinez's letters from the battleground, letters that bare a soldier's heart and soul as he confronts loneliness, brotherhood, his own mortality--and his own morality."--Paddy, Calistro, founding co-publisher, Angel City Press, "Sara S. Hodson's excellent editing of Al Martinez's letters provides three fascinating stories in one: the civilian becomes a marine, the marine becomes a combat veteran, and the student becomes a confident newspaper man, with all three connected by a great love story. I Promise You I'll Be Home is a remarkable work and an important document of the American experience in the Korean War."--William M. Donnelly, author of Under Army Orders: The Army National Guard during the Korean War, "Al Martinez was a master story teller. He could make walking across the street an adventure. In this collection of letters to his wife Joanne, he has brought this rare talent to describing his years as a combat Marine in the Korean War, a bloody series of battles now slipping away from American memories. By telling of his Marine buddies, their dangerous experiences and, always, his love for Joanne, he reminds us of that war and the sacrifices made by those who fought it. After the war, as a Los Angeles Times columnist, he wrote about the city streets and their characters as he had with the war. He was the greatest. And this is an invaluable addition to the literature of war."--Bill Boyarsky, former columnist and city editor of the Los Angeles Times , co-editor of the weekly podcast Inside Golden State Politics .

Dewey Edition23/eng/20240206

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal951.904/2092 B

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Acknowledgments Chronology Preface Introduction: A Hole in History Three Years Wide One--Come 4 A.M.--Reveille! Two--Through Mud, Mortars and Hell Three--Cpl. Al Martinez, Combat Correspondent.... How About That! Afterword Glossary: People, Places, Events, Phrases, Abbreviations, Military Terms Further Reading Index

SynopsisAs a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer and editor of his regimental newsletter, the Ridgerunner . After the war, he entered a career in journalism, becoming a featured columnist for the Los Angeles Times where he would earn three shared Pulitzer Prizes. Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career, his letters home capture his experiences eloquently and with depth of understanding as they express the dangers, hardships, fear, friendships, and even humor of life at the front. His vivid, often humorous pen-and-ink drawings portray scenes from the front lines., Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career, Al Martinez's letters home from the Korean War captured his experiences beautifully and eloquently, inviting the reader in as he told stories with immediacy, literary pacing, narrative flow, emotional power and depth of understanding.

LC Classification NumberDS921.6M378 2024