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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Historical Adventure
Told in the first person, this is a fun and informative look at not just a very great, and in this book, modest, war hero; but it also gives the reader insight into parts of our military history that are not always taught in school. Smedley Butler joined the Marines at 16 and was involved in the Spanish American War, the China Boxer Rebellion, early Honduran politics,...
Published on May 18, 2000
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good, quick read
This is a wonderful "boy's life" version of the life and times of a Marine officer who was possibly the most outspoken soldier in US history. Although basically a book for adolescents, it provides more insight into the character and personality of General Butler, than most academic studies of the man.
Published on May 31, 1999
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Historical Adventure,
By A Customer
This review is from: Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler (Hardcover)
Told in the first person, this is a fun and informative look at not just a very great, and in this book, modest, war hero; but it also gives the reader insight into parts of our military history that are not always taught in school. Smedley Butler joined the Marines at 16 and was involved in the Spanish American War, the China Boxer Rebellion, early Honduran politics, the building of the Panama Canal and World War I, to name a few. It's a soldier's eye view of some of the great (and not so great) events in Marine military history, and introduces the reader to fascinating real-life characters. One of my all time favorites.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A good, quick read,
By A Customer
This review is from: Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler (Hardcover)
This is a wonderful "boy's life" version of the life and times of a Marine officer who was possibly the most outspoken soldier in US history.Although basically a book for adolescents, it provides more insight into the character and personality of General Butler, than most academic studies of the man. |
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Old Gimlet Eye: Adventures of Smedley D. Butler by Lowell Thomas (Hardcover - June 1981)
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