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Red Blood, Black Sand : Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima by Chuck Tatum (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100425247406
ISBN-139780425247402
eBay Product ID (ePID)109524610
Product Key Features
Book TitleRed Blood, Black Sand : Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / General, Military
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorChuck Tatum
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2011-038476
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"In my judgment no combat veteran's memoir is better...and only a handful are equal."-- Stephen E. Ambrose, "In my judgment no combat veteran's memoir is better…and only a handful are equal."-- Stephen E. Ambrose, "Chuck Tatum was there, a participant in and a witness to history. If it is possible to answer the question, 'What was it like?', he tells you in this book." -- Tom Hanks
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal940.54/2528
SynopsisIn 1944, the U.S. Marines were building the 5th Marine Division--also known as "The Spearhead"--in preparation for the invasion of the small, Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima.... When Charlie Tatum entered Camp Pendleton to begin Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under the watchful eyes of a living legend of the Corps--Congressional Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone, who had almost-single-handedly fought off a Japanese force of three-thousand on Guadalcanal, and survived. It was from Basilone and other "Old Breed" sergeants that Tatum would learn how to fight like a Marine and act like a man, as he went through the hell of boot camp to the raucous port of Pearl Harbor with its gambling, gals, and tattoos, to the island of death itself, where he hit the black sand of Iwo Jima with thirty thousand other Marines in the climactic battle of the Pacific Theater. It was on that godforsaken strip of land that Tatum and Basilone would meet again under a hellish rain of bullets and bombs--and where Tatum would make his own mark, carrying ammo for the machine gun carried by Basilone. Together they would lead the breakout off the beach, driving through and destroying a swath of enemy soldiers in the first man-to-man combat on Iwo Jima. Red Blood, Black Sand is the story of Chuck's two weeks in hell, where he would watch his hero, Basilone, fall, where the enemy stalked the night, where snipers haunted the day, and where Chuck would see his friends whittled away in an eardrum-shattering, earth-shaking, meat grinder of a battle. Before the end, Chuck would find himself, like Basilone, standing alone, blind with rage, firing a machine gun from the hip, in a personal battle to kill a relentless foe he had come to hate. This is the island, the heroes, and the tragedy of Iwo Jima, through the eyes of the battle's greatest living storyteller, Chuck Tatum.
LC Classification NumberD767.99.I9T382 2011
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- 20 Nov, 2018
A true American Hero of WWII.
A true American Hero of WWII, John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor during the battle for Guadalcanal, returned to fighting on Iwo Jima after training Marines, and was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously. This is an excellent story of his revered life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Apr, 2022
Says it all.
I loved reading about a 17 year olds view of life and war. A different generation with many of the same problems today.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 May, 2019
Good!
It's in perfect condition. Saved a bunch of money buying it used. It is a hardback book which I likeVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Oct, 2022
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Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Jan, 2019
WILL RATE IT AS SOON AS IT ARRIVES
HAVEN’T RECEIVED IT YET!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Aug, 2022
Great read
Very inspiring and at times very personal.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
