I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone - Softcover

Proser, Jim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312611447 ISBN 13: 9780312611446

Publisher: Griffin, 2010

Synopsis

I'm Staying with My Boys Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Full description

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Review:

"Everyone should read this book, the story of a true American Hero. I served with John Basilone and I can hear his voice in every page." --Thomas O. Nass, 5th Marine Division, WWII

"This book about the legendary John Basilone is presented in such a personal style that one would believe that "Manila John" is still alive. Not since William Manchester authored his memoir GOODBYE DARKNESS twenty-five years ago has a book been written about one man that seems so authentic." --Col. Ken Jordan, USMC, ret.

"A lot has been written about my brother in the war, but it's important to know his whole story. This book tells the story of John as a boy, a teenager, and a man. Every student should study and learn from it." --Carlo Basilone, John's brother

About the Author:

Jim Proser's first book, I'm Staying with My Boys, was awarded the United States Marine Corps Commandant's Recommendation. Prosner wrote and directed, with Jerry Cutter, a documentary of the same name, and I'm Staying with My Boys was used as source material for HBO's critically acclaimed, award-winning miniseries, The Pacific. Jerry Cutter is the nephew of Sgt. John Basilone. He also collaborated with Prosner on the documentary version of his uncle's story. He lives in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312611447
• ISBN 13: 9780312611446
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350