the heroic life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC Proser, Jim. creator Cutter, Jerry. text bibliography nyu New York St. Martin's Griffin 2010 monographic eng

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xii, 336 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 21 cm. A profile of the only World War II Marine to win the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart parallels his career with notable World War II memoirists while tracing his significant achievements at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. D-Day, Iwo Jima, 0700 hours -- Manila John -- In the Army now -- Back home -- Civilian life -- Into the breech -- On to the canal -- Bloody Ridge -- On the attack -- Hitting the fan -- "I'm staying with my boys. They need me." Jim Proser with Jerry Cutter. Includes bibliographical references. n-us--- pobp--- a-ja--- Basilone, John 1916-1945 United States. Marine Corps Biography Medal of Honor Biography Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945 World War, 1939-1945 Biography Marines New Jersey Biography Soldiers New Jersey Biography Raritan (N.J.) Biography B VE 25 B312P 2010 940.54/5973092 9780312611446 (pbk.) 0312611447 2009039994 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009039994-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009039994-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009039994-s.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009039994-b.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009039994-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009039994-s.html DLC 090925 20230410132912.0 98473