George W. Hamilton, USMC: Americas Greatest World War I Hero - Softcover

Mortensen, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078646321X ISBN 13: 9780786463213

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2011

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078646321X
• ISBN 13: 9780786463213
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314