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Anyone Ever read BATTLE CRY by Leon Uris?

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Sabre170

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My mother gave me a book last week by Leon Uris (a former Marine) entitled BATTLE CRY. Written back in the 50s about a bunch of kids from across the nation that have to go through Recruit Training and then off to WWII.

A lot of the lines used in Full Metal Jacket are in this book. I have also noticed a lot of things we did in 1993 were done back in the 50s. This book is a work of fiction but has a lot of historical fact built into the story.

I would highly recommend this book for anyone waiting to go to boot camp or OCS especially Marines and the hope-to-be
 
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erinbynight

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Thanks, I am always looking for more books to read. I thought Leon Uris was an Irish author? I have his book Trinity, but I havn't read it. That is really interesting that so much is contained in one book. I will definitely pick it up.
 
A4sForever

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Leon Uris = great author.

Leon Uris was born in Baltimore, Maryland, as the son of Wolf William and Anna (Blumberg) Uris. His father, a Polish immigrant, was a paperhanger, later a storekeeper. Anna was a first-generation American; William spent a year in Palestine after World War I before entering the Unites States. He derived his surname from Yerushalmi, meaning man of Jerusalem.

At the age of seventeen Uris joined the United States Marine Corps. He served in the South Pacific at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and New Zealand from 1942 to 1945.


Some of his other books you might like:
BATTLE CRY ........... 1953
THE ANGRY HILLS ... 1955
EXODUS ..................1958
MILA 18 ...................1961
ARMAGEDDON ..........1964
TOPAZ .....................1967
QB VII ......................1970
TRINITY ....................1976
THE HAJ ...................1984
MITLA PASS ..............1988
REDEMPTION .............1995
A GOD IN RUINS .........1999
 
airwinger

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Uris wrote some pretty good books, if you're looking for other Marines turned authors, I'd recommend
1.William Manchester, Goodbye Darkness
2. Eugene Sledge, With the old breed
3. Philip Caputo, Rumor of War

The do have an interesting love hate relationship with the Corps. They are all deeply proud of having served and it seems to be the high points of their lives, but seem deeply scarred by their experiences in war.
 
A4sForever

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airwinger said:
Uris wrote some pretty good books, if you're looking for other Marines turned authors, I'd recommend
1.William Manchester, Goodbye Darkness
2. Eugene Sledge, With the old breed
3. Philip Caputo, Rumor of War

The do have an interesting love hate relationship with the Corps. They are all deeply proud of having served and it seems to be the high points of their lives, but seem deeply scarred by their experiences in war.
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Roger that, airwinger ..... and we would probably be remiss if we did not mention James (Jim) Webb: USNA '68, 5th Marines, Navy Cross, Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars. After Vietnam and several impressive additions to his resume, in 1987 he became the first Naval Academy graduate in history to serve in the military and then become Secretary of the Navy. He resigned from that position in 1988 after refusing to agree in the reduction of the Navy's force structure during congressionally-mandated budget cuts.

His works:

Fields of Fire
A Sense of Honor
A Country Such as This
Something to Die For
The Emperor's General
Lost Soldiers
Born Fighting
 
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