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The Marine Corps is known for its heroes, and Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller has long been considered the greatest of them all. His assignments and activities covered an extraordinary spectrum of warfare. Puller mastered small unit guerrilla warfare as a lieutenant in Haiti in the 1920s, and at the end of his career commanded a division in Korea. In between, he chased Sandino in Nicaragua and fought at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu.
With his bulldog face, barrel chest (which earned him the nickname Chesty), gruff voice, and common touch, Puller became - and has remained - the epitome of the marine combat officer. At times Puller's actions have been called into question - at Peleliu, for instance, where, against a heavily fortified position, he lost more than half of his regiment. And then there is the saga of his son, who followed in Chesty's footsteps as a marine officer only to suffer horrible wounds in Vietnam (his book, Fortunate Son, won the Pulitzer Prize).Â
Jon Hoffman has been given special access to Puller's personal papers as well as his personnel record. The result will unquestionably stand as the last word about Chesty Puller.
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A history of the US Marine Corps in the 20th century told through the life and service of it’s most decorated and possibly it’s most outspoken officer, Lt. General Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller. Chesty cut his teeth on the police actions of the Marines in Haiti (1898-1919) and other banana republics in which guardia civilia of incompetent governments were essentially propped up and led by Marine non-coms, who doubled as officers in the constabulary, against the bandit gangs and guerillas. His instinct to attack immediately with overwhelming firepower resulted in his first awards, and his perseverance in applying for billets that would provide training that would lead to a commission finally paid off.After some tours of duty as a junior officer in China, he joined the few experienced Marines who trained the huge influx of men who volunteered after Pearl Harbor to become the First Marine Division that landed on Guadalcanal in 1942 to stymie the Japanese advance towards Australia. Guadalcanal was a hell on earth of nightly bombardments by the Japanese Navy, which controlled the seas by night and landed fresh troops at will, but the Marines were able to hold the airfield, whose pilots controlled the seas by day, and incredibly to defeat a much larger Japanese army force by aggressively attacking them with overwhelming firepower and, when the ammunition ran low, with bayonets. Puller’s Pacific service included also the landings on Cape Gloucester, Pavuvu and bloody Peleliu, where about half of his regiment were casualties.After victory over Japan in 1945 the American military was all but demobilized, so that when the Korean war started, the poorly trained Army troops that had been stationed in Japan and the ROK troops were almost driven into the sea by the attacking North Korean army, a situation only avoided by the hasty re-assemblage of the First Marine Division, which landed to the enemy's rear at Inchon and retook the capital of Seoul. Subsequently, the First Marine Division, a couple of US Army Corps and several ROK Army Corps were pushing the North Korean Army northward when a large Chinese force entered the war near the Chosin reservoir. The US and ROK Army units abandoned their equipment and ran southward, leaving the First Marine Division stretched out along frozen roads near the Chosin Reservoir and surrounded by at least six Chinese Divisions. The Marines fought their way out, bringing their equipment, wounded and dead with them, literally destroying the combat capacity of the six Chinese divisions in the process. This probably saved the Marine Corps from President Truman’s effort to “consolidate†them into the Army, but left Chesty outspoken in his criticism of politicians who would let the American military capability degenerate to that shown by the US Army..Puller himself comes across as a brave man who strongly believed in training, looking out for his men and leading from the front line, and his men loved him for it and followed him anywhere. His undoubted courage aside, his aggressive instinct to attack and disdain for staff work (getting someone else to help you) made him a superb company grade officer, but raised some questions about his performance as a field grade officer in situations where coordination is paramount.
Great historical novel about a Marine Corps hero. This iteration of Chester Puller’s life gives the good and the not so good about a true American hero. Sadly it is also a tale told over and over about the two sided Janus of all American Officer Corps. Politically oriented officers with awesome schmoozing skills but not so good operational skills go to the forefront during periods of peacetime, while the warrior trained officers are held back. Then, when major conflicts occur, we end up firing the schmoozers at the beginning of hostilities (who unfortunately end up killing a lot of soldiers and sailorsalong the way) and dusting off the operational experts. Chesty was authentic if anything, focused on his objectives and expert in his tactics. Sadly he had flaws, like all leaders. In his case a focus on body count (our own) as a measure of effectiveness and also a Corps ingrained (at that time) focus on keeping to a timeline, took some luster off his shining stars. That said, he is an American legend that I was glad to revisit after many years.
This book is flat out excellent. Marines must be proud to have such an ultimate legacy in their ranks.This book is much better than the earlier Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller. This book covers the early life, WWI era enlistment, Marine service life in Latin America, trials of getting a commission, WWII service, and Korean War service of Chesty Puller.For the USA the Great War was a short war. Chesty had tried to go through officer training but when the war ended in 1918 and the cut backs hit in 1919. I was very happy with the author's narrative of Chesty's life. It totally explained his early service.In the book, Marine, it did a fair job as a narrative of Puller's Latin American service. What was surprising to this reviewer was Chesty got to know a lot of the Marine junior officers in the 1920s who ended up being the commanding officers during WWII. I was sort of surprised what General Smith had to say about Chesty. I had never read that point of view. You'll have to read the book and I will not spoil it for you.Additionally, I was sort of surprised about what the author said of Chesty's view of "Service Schools" and how it detracted from field experence. However, this lack of higher command schools catches up with Chesty in spades during the fighting in the Pacific. Chesty didn't have the knowledge back ground for some of the artillery fires needed to support his units. I was rather surprised that he didn't lobby harder for direct support of 75mm howitzers and 57mm anti-tank guns. The author has nothing but excellent praise of Chesty but he is not afraid to point out Chesty's short comings.But Chesty is like is far cousin, George S. Patton, and Chesty's leadership comes to front during the fight in Korea. This book makes it clear: if Chesty had not been in Korea then the U.N. Army Groups in Korea may have been destroyed by the Communist Ground forces. During the American Civil War the Confederate General Lee lamented that "Union forces are protected by Providence." In Korea the Marines were lead by the perfect leader - Chesty - who knew how the enemy operated, how to demonstrate leadership at the front, and could motivate the men in the worst of conditions.When Chesty leaves Korea (and the author makes it darn clear that Truman isn't the saint the media says he is) he is assigned to a training unit. During this time and up the time of Chesty's retirement the Marine is a colorful interview for the media and his comment "whiskey drinking soldiers" becomes part of the 1950s lexicon. Chesty meant well and what he means is your soldiers need tough physical conditioning. The Germans in WWII felt the same way, "Sweat saves blood."Chesty leaves the Marines because of medical reasons. The Author says that Chesty had a 199/150 blood pressure rate. The typical for a 53 year old man should be no higher than 120/90. Chesty has a stroke and is discharged. Medical science was not quite as understood today as in the '50s. One of Chesty's commanders wants his discharged because - a correct observation is made - command would kill the Marine.I was surprised that the book tells that Chesty is sued over the book Marine. The lawsuit is settled for $30,000 which is a hefty settlement in the early 1960s.Chesty's personal life is both happy and sad. His family is successful but his son is badly wounded in Vietnam. Chesty dies in 1971 to a grateful for his service Marine Corps.All Army and Marine Junior Officers can learn a good deal from this book. Train your men well and respect them. Keep things simple in training and focus on tasks. Be honest in dealing with service members and your superiors. Eat healthy and don't smoke (Chesty had a stroke at 54 directly linked to tobacco and diet).This was a wonderful book.
this is one book that anyone who has served in the Corps should read - or if one has "lost" a loved one in action they should certainly read. it. It will explain a lot of actions taken by the top brass and make you think about how fantastic Chesty really was. (read it like studying history - not as a novel) (I served over 5 years on active duty at HQ and have gone over some parts of this book a second time) Chesty was a fantastic person and there will never be another like him. I think the book was beautifully written..
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