Old Gimlet Eye : The Adventures of Smedley D. Butler

Lowell Thomas

Kismet Publishing 

Beschreibung

Smedley Butler joined the Marine Corps at age 16 and took part in critical military actions in Cuba, the Philippines, China, Central America, Mexico, and France. He won renown as a battlefield hero and was the most decorated Marine in U.S. history at the time of his death in 1940. Old Gimlet Eye is a boots-on-the-ground account of his many tours of duty, offering invaluable insight into early US military strategy and tactics, weaponry, equipment and many other fascinating field details from the Spanish-American War to World War I and beyond.

This new annotated edition of Old Gimlet Eye includes original footnotes and images.

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