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Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller

by Burke Davis · 1962

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From commanding the Horse Marines in Peking to leading the Inchon landing, Puller became a legend in his own time. Now, Davis offers a no-holds-barred biography of this courageous hero—the only marine in history ever to win five Navy Crosses.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of thisleadershipleadershipMore like thisLess of this
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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this
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World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisKoreaKoreaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 400 pages

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