First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps (Bluejacket Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Victor H. Krulak
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 19103
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 252
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.8
ISBN: 1557504644
Dewey Decimal Number: 359.960973
EAN: 9781557504647
ASIN: 1557504644
Publication Date: April 1999
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Book Description
Deftly blending history with autobiography, action with analysis, the legendary Marine general Victor "Brute" Krulak offers here a riveting insider's chronicle of U.S. Marines--their fights on the battlefield and off, and their extraordinary esprit de corps. He not only takes a close look at the Marine experience during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam--wars in which Krulak was himself a participant--but also examines the foundation on which the Corps is built. In doing so, he helps answer the question of what it means to be a Marine and how the Corps has maintained such a consistently outstanding reputation. First to Fight has been included on the Marine Corps's recommended reading list for many years.
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First to Fight June 5, 2008
Great book on the Marine Corps. This book is on the required reading list for active duty Marines. The author reviews a number of Marine Corps "touch stone" battles from all conflicts and wars. If you read one book about Marine Corps history this should be it.
Stellar March 26, 2008
Simple, this was stellar. Perfect condition, AMAZING read!! Gets to the "nitty-gritty" of the Corps.
First to Fight...easy read September 26, 2007
This is an excellent book written by Gen Krulak. It gives an inside/personal look at Marine Corps history that many historians don't have access to. The main focus throughout the book is how the Marine Corps has dodged the "chopping block" many times prior and the authors point of view of why the USMC is so important to national security.
A Quick and Interesting Read April 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this book. When it first came out, I passed it by in the book stores, thinking it was just another compilation of sea stories, but man as I ever wrong.
I had the pleasure of serving under Capt. Charles Krulak, who eventually became Commandant, for a brief period of time and I used to work with a man who was "Brute" Krulak's personal chef, so the name was not entirely new to me.
After having served four years in the Corps, including an abbreviated tour in Vietnam, I knew how the Corps was, but I had no idea how it really came to be the institution that it is, except of course, for the tales of glory I heard in Boot Camp.
Anyone who has ever served in the Corps should read this book. Anyone who is thinking of joining the Corps should read this book. In fact, anyone who has any connection at all with anyone who has any connection at all with anyone who is in any way connected to the Marine Corps should read this book.
Bureaucracy at it's Worst January 23, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Excellent book that narrates about what is rarely narrated about: How the Marine Corps had to fight government bureaucracy to survive. A very different perspective on the USMC's history. A true underdog/dark horse -type story. Very little about the wars fought, but about the intra-government conspiracies and maneuverings to neuter, eradicate, and destroy the USMC. It shows how the USMC had to do more with less and still excel. This one has a happy ending and a fortunate one for us all in the USA.
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