George W. Hamilton, USMC

America's Greatest World War I Hero

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

In its list of the "Top 10 Badass Marines," Leatherneck magazine declared that Major George W. Hamilton "never asked anyone to do anything he wasn't prepared to do himself...and do better." Indeed, the author of A History of the United States Marine Corps once called Hamilton "the most outstanding Marine Corps hero in World War I." A leader of the first major American assault on June 6, 1918, and the last ranking officer in the American Expeditionary Forces to learn that the war was over, Hamilton remained in the thick of the fighting from start to finish. Although he earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, the Croix de Guerre, and two Medal of Honor recommendations for his service, Hamilton's fame stalled when he died prematurely in 1922. With this first complete biography, Hamilton takes his rightful place among the first rank of American military heroes.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-07-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:426 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:314
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786463213

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

Recensioner i media

“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.

Innehållsförteckning

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