George W. Hamilton, USMC

Mark Mortensen is a sales executive in the textile industry. His grandfather served under George W. Hamilton as a volunteer private sharpshooter.

“the United States Marine Corps emerged from the First World War with a reputation as a badass fighting force—it was the Germans who first called them ‘Devil Dogs’...one of the best of these and one that most of us have never heard of is [Hamilton]...battle scenes are especially well written...an excellent biography...a must for every WWI and USMC history bookshelf”—thepastinreview.weebly.com.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgements      Preface      1. Early Years      2. Central High      3. Off to College      4. Becoming a Marine      5. A Soldier of the Sea      6. America Enters the Great War      7. To France and a Time on Land      8. Belleau Wood: Château-Thierry Sector June 6–26—Paris Is Saved      9. Soissons: July 18–22—The Long March      10. Saint-Mihiel: September 1918—The World’s Most Awesome Bombardment      11. Blanc Mont: Champagne Sector October 1918—The Acts of a Former United States President      12. The Meuse River and Armistice: Heroes to the End      13. Assessment of the AEF      14. The March to Germany: Belgium, Luxembourg and Christmas Letters      15. Germany and Court Trials: Through Spring 1919      16. His “Boys” Come Home: 1919 Summer and Beyond      17. Days of Discontent: 1920      18. Time to Fly: 1921      19. Wings and Prayers: 1922      .      20. Funeral      21. Life Goes On      Epilogue      Appendix A      Appendix B      Notes      Bibliography      Index