Fortunate Son - Couverture souple

Puller Jr., Lewis B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0802136907 ISBN 13 : 9780802136909

Editeur : Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press, 2000

Synopsis

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Lewis B. Puller, Jr.'s memoir is a moving story of a man born into a proud military legacy who struggles to rebuild his world after the Vietnam War has shattered his body and his ideals. Raised in the shadow of his father, Marine General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, a hero of five wars, young Lewis went to Southeast Asia at the height of the Vietnam War and served with distinction as an officer in his father's beloved Corps. But when he tripped a booby-trapped howitzer round, triggering an explosion that would cost him his legs, his career as a soldier ended, and the battle to reclaim his life began.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lewis B. Puller, Jr. (1945-1994) was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and lived on various military installations until his father’s retirement from the Marine Corps in 1955, when his family settled in Saluda, Virginia. Upon graduation from the College of William and Mary, he joined the Marine Corps, was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and served in Vietnam until his wounds caused his evacuation and subsequent retirement. He was awarded the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, the Navy Commendation Medal with valor device, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He graduated from Marshall Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary. He was a senior attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Defense.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0802136907
• ISBN 13: 9780802136909
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
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