Here Come the Marines!
The Story of the Devil Dogs, from Tripoli to Wake Island
Nonfiction, History, Germany, European General, Military, United States
| Author: | Alexander R. Griffin | ISBN: | 9781787209244 |
| Publisher: | Eschenburg Press | Publication: | January 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Eschenburg Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alexander R. Griffin |
| ISBN: | 9781787209244 |
| Publisher: | Eschenburg Press |
| Publication: | January 12, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Eschenburg Press |
| Language: | English |
After the bitter fighting against the U.S. Marines in Belleau Wood during WWI, the German commanders on the spot wrote to their high command that they were fighting “Teufel Hunde” or Devil Dogs. The ferocious nickname stuck to the U.S. Marine Corps, who referred to themselves as Devil Dogs to this day.
In this gripping account, written soon after the U.S. entry to WWII and the heroic defence of Wake Island came to a close, veteran writer Alexander Griffin recounts the famous history of the Marine Corps. From the shores of Tripoli, through the Halls of Montezuma to the hellish conditions of the Pacific the grit, determination and fighting spirit of the U.S. Marines shines through.
After the bitter fighting against the U.S. Marines in Belleau Wood during WWI, the German commanders on the spot wrote to their high command that they were fighting “Teufel Hunde” or Devil Dogs. The ferocious nickname stuck to the U.S. Marine Corps, who referred to themselves as Devil Dogs to this day.
In this gripping account, written soon after the U.S. entry to WWII and the heroic defence of Wake Island came to a close, veteran writer Alexander Griffin recounts the famous history of the Marine Corps. From the shores of Tripoli, through the Halls of Montezuma to the hellish conditions of the Pacific the grit, determination and fighting spirit of the U.S. Marines shines through.
