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Old Breed General: How Marine Corps General William H. Rupertus Broke the Back of the Japanese in World War II from Guadalcanal to Peleliu
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ISBN13: 9798212517898
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: Apr 18 2023
Language: English
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: Apr 18 2023
Language: English
Marine general William H. Rupertus is best known today for writing the Corps' Rifleman's Creed. Rupertus was one of the outstanding Marines of the twentieth century, but he died in 1945, so his story has never been told. Rupertus made his bones in the USMC's savage wars of peace before World War II: Haiti for three years after World War I, China in 1929, and again in 1937. In World War II, Rupertus commanded during four important battles: Tulagi and Henderson Field during the Guadalcanal campaign; the Battle of Cape Gloucester; and Peleliu. It was a series of blistering battles--and ultimately victories--that helped break the back of the Japanese and pave the way for American victory. In the course of these battles, Rupertus became the Patton of the Pacific--ruthless in war, always on the attack, merciless against the enemy, undefeated in battles--even as he proved himself very much like Eisenhower, suavely diplomatic and able to balance war with politics. Old Breed General is the biography of Rupertus and the story of the Marines at war in the Pacific. This is an American story of love, loss, shock, horror, tragedy, and triumph.
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