Alan Axelrod is the best-selling author of numerous military histories, including Patton on Leadership.
"Axelrod is one America's great military historians. He's done it
this time with riveting non-stop action that reads like the best of
Hemingway's frontline reports plus the Marine Corps novels of
W.E.B. Griffin. Axelrod pushes you right into the action, onto the
battlefield, and never lets up. You become a firsthand witness to
one of the world's great battles, proud and heart-pounding as the
elite force, the Devil Dogs, are born in a small forest outside
Paris. This is one book I wish "I'd" written!"--Paul B. Farrell,
J.D., Ph.D., syndicated columnist for Dow Jones' MarketWatch. He is
the author of "The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing," a former
investment banker with Morgan Stanley, anda former Staff Sergeant
in the US Marine Corps. "Alan Axelrod has perfectly captured the
embodiment of U.S. Marines and their unparalleled Esprit de Corps
in his new book, 'Miracle at Belleau Wood.' As a former Marine, I
find Axelrod's descriptions of the combat in that bloody battle for
which the Corps became legendary -- and which is the foundation of
its mythic lore -- compelling and gut-wrenching. Axelrod's
re-telling of the tales -- some from the letters, diaries and
personal accounting of those who fought there -- more than does
justice to Marines at Bois de la Brigade de Marine, as Belleau Wood
became known to honor the Devil Dogs who fought and died there.
More heroes and legends grew from Belleau Wood than from any other
battle in the Corps's history. The names ring out in Axelrod's book
-- Daly, Blanchfield, Lee. Legends one and all. Axelrod brings it
all to life for the reader. Though a historical accounting of the
battle, 'Miracle at Belleau Wood' puts the reader in the front row
-- 'inches of real estate were purchased with gallons of blood' --
as you witness the heroism and ups and downs endured by the Marines
as they defeated the Germans at overwhelming odds. As Axelrod
writes, '...created...in 1775, the United States Marine Corps was
"born" in that Frenche
"Axelrod is one America' s great military historians. He' s done it
this time with riveting non-stop action that reads like the best of
Hemingway' s frontline reports plus the Marine Corps novels of
W.E.B. Griffin. Axelrod pushes you right into the action, onto the
battlefield, and never lets up. You become a firsthand witness to
one of the world' s great battles, proud and heart-pounding as the
elite force, the Devil Dogs, are born in a small forest outside
Paris. This is one book I wish "I' d" written!"
--Paul B. Farrell, J.D., Ph.D., syndicated columnist for Dow Jones'
MarketWatch. He is the author of "The Lazy Person' s Guide to
Investing," a former investment banker with Morgan Stanley, and a
former Staff Sergeant in the US Marine Corps. " Alan Axelrod has
perfectly captured the embodiment of U.S. Marines and their
unparalleled Esprit de Corps in his new book, 'Miracle at Belleau
Wood.' As a former Marine, I find Axelrod's descriptions of the
combat in that bloody battle for which the Corps became legendary
-- and which is the foundation of its mythic lore -- compelling and
gut-wrenching. Axelrod's re-telling of the tales -- some from the
letters, diaries and personal accounting of those who fought there
-- more than does justice to Marines at Bois de la Brigade de
Marine, as Belleau Wood became known to honor the Devil Dogs who
fought and died there. More heroes and legends grew from Belleau
Wood than from any other battle in the Corps's history. The names
ring out in Axelrod's book -- Daly, Blanchfield, Lee. Legends one
and all. Axelrod brings it all to life for the reader. Though a
historical accounting of the battle, 'Miracle at Belleau Wood' puts
the reader in the front row -- 'inches of real estate were
purchased with gallons of blood' -- as you witness the heroism and
ups and downs endured by the Marines as they defeated the Germans
at overwhelming odds. As Axelrod writes, '...created...in 1775, the
United States Marine Corps was "born" in that French forest...in
1918.' A must read!"
--Jay Kopelman, author of the best-selling "From Baghdad with
Love," and a former Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
