Making the Corps
10th Anniversary Edition with a New Afterword by the Author
$47.56
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2007
Summary
The bestselling, compelling insider’s account of the Marine Corps from the lives of the men of Platoon 3086–their training at Parris Island, their fierce camaraderie, and the unique code of honor that defines them.
The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. H…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416544500 |
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| ISBN-10: | 141654450X |
| Author: | Thomas E. Ricks |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 10th |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 331g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 143mm x 214mm |
| Series: | Bestselling Military History |
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Steven KomarowUSA TodayA thousand years from now, a historian looking at the U.S. military will do well to cite Rick’s book.
“A thousand years from now, a historian looking at the U.S. military will do well to cite Ricks’s book.” – USA Today
Thomas E. Ricks
Thomas E. Ricks is a journalist and bestselling author. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national reporting for both The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, he has reported on US military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq and First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.
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