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Long Road of War : A Marine's Story of Pacific Combat by James W. Johnston and James Johnston (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
ISBN-100803225857
ISBN-139780803225855
eBay Product ID (ePID)745391
Product Key Features
Book TitleLong Road of War : a Marine's Story of Pacific Combat
Number of Pages178 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, General, Military
Publication Year1998
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJames W. Johnston, James Johnston
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-023894
Dewey Edition21
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Johnston's account is deeply personal. . . . [He] recounts his extensive combat service from the perspective of what he terms a 'flat-trajectory Marine,' that is, one who was constantly exposed to the direct fire of enemy weapons. . . . He brings forth a vivid picture of the ordeal he lived-the brutality and terror of close combat, the anger and frustration of watching buddies die in extraordinarily ghastly fashion, the filth and mind-numbing weariness of an infantryman's existence."-Marine Corps Gazette., "Johnston's account is deeply personal. . . . [He] recounts his extensive combat service from the perspective of what he terms a 'flat-trajectory Marine,' that is, one who was constantly exposed to the direct fire of enemy weapons. . . . He brings forth a vivid picture of the ordeal he lived-the brutality and terror of close combat, the anger and frustration of watching buddies die in extraordinarily ghastly fashion, the filth and mind-numbing weariness of an infantryman's existence."- Marine Corps Gazette, "Johnston's account is deeply personal. . . . [He] recounts his extensive combat service from the perspective of what he terms a 'flat-trajectory Marine,' that is, one who was constantly exposed to the direct fire of enemy weapons. . . . He brings forth a vivid picture of the ordeal he lived-the brutality and terror of close combat, the anger and frustration of watching buddies die in extraordinarily ghastly fashion, the filth and mind-numbing weariness of an infantryman's existence."-Marine Corps Gazette, "Johnston's account is deeply personal. . . . [He] recounts his extensive combat service from the perspective of what he terms a 'flat-trajectory Marine,' that is, one who was constantly exposed to the direct fire of enemy weapons. . . . He brings forth a vivid picture of the ordeal he lived--the brutality and terror of close combat, the anger and frustration of watching buddies die in extraordinarily ghastly fashion, the filth and mind-numbing weariness of an infantryman's existence."-- Marine Corps Gazette, "Johnston's account is deeply personal. . . . [He] recounts his extensive combat service from the perspective of what he terms a 'flat-trajectory Marine,' that is, one who was constantly exposed to the direct fire of enemy weapons. . . . He brings forth a vivid picture of the ordeal he lived - the brutality and terror of close combat, the anger and frustration of watching buddies die in extraordinarily ghastly fashion, the filth and mind-numbing weariness of an infantryman's existence." - Marine Corps Gazette _" . . . there is a great deal of value for serving personnel and officer cadets in [this] book[s]."-- The Wish Stream, Vol 54, Summer 2000
Dewey Decimal940.54/26
Synopsis* History Book Club selection* He brings forth a vivid picture of the ordeal he lived* Johnston tells us directly and honestly about the years of bloody combat through the Pacific as Allied troops fought their way toward the Japanese home islands, James W. Johnston was a self-confessed small-town youth, who like so many others patriotically stopped what he was doing and enlisted shortly after Pearl Harbor. Johnston chose the Marines, a decision that sent him to years of bloody combat through the Pacific as Allied troops fought their way toward the Japanese home islands. Many did not come back; of those who did, very few have told us what it was like. Johnston tells us directly and honestly, taking us with his First Marine Division through New Guinea, New Britain, Peleliu, and Okinawa.
LC Classification NumberD767.9.J65 1998
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