Brute

By Robert Coram

Subjects: United States Marine Corps, Biography, Officers, Generals, United States. Marine Corps, Armed Forces, United States, New York Times reviewed, Military History, United states, history, military, Generals, biography, United states, marine corps, biography

Description: Quoted from the dust jacket. ". . .arguably the most important officer in the history of the U. S. Marine Corps." ". . .Robert Coram presents us with a rich and deeply intimate portrait of the legenary Marine who recieved much of the credit for America's victory in the Pacific, the successful D-Day landing, and ultimately America's triumph in World War II. Coram also reveals the deep secret that Krulak held his whole life--one he feared would destroy him if discovered."