Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone - Rilegato

Brady, James

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ISBN 10: 0470379413 ISBN 13: 9780470379417

Casa editrice: Turner Pub Co, 2010

Riassunto

A Pulitzer Prize finalist and the best-selling author of The Coldest War provides a riveting account of the life of John Basilone, a hero of Iwo Jima and one of the Marines featured in the forthcoming HBO series The Pacific, a follow-up to the popular mini-series Band of Brothers. TV tie-in.

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Recensione:

"Now comes a carefully reported, briskly written book by James Brady, Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone , that could go a long way toward correcting that historical oversight." ( The Los Angeles Times , February 10, 2010)

L'autore:

The late James Brady commanded a Marine rifle platoon during the Korean War and was awarded a Bronze Star for valor. For more than two decades, he wrote the "In Step With" column for Parade. He also wrote a column for Forbes.com. He authored eighteen books, among them several on the Marines, including the nonfiction Why Marines Fight and the New York Times bestselling novel The Marines of Autumn.

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• Editore: Turner Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470379413
• ISBN 13: 9780470379417
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272