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Hearts of Iron: The Epic Struggle of Teh 1st Marine Flame Tank Platoon: Korean War 1950-1953 Paperback – February 21, 2011

by Jerry Ravino (Author), Jack Carty (Author)

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HEARTS OF IRON is the epic true story of a little-known but significant part of the Korean War, told by the brave men of the Flame Platoon, First Tank Battalion, First Marine Division. This book shares the honest, personal accounts of combat, fear, death, and survival of these comrades of the Forgotten War, most of whom were not even trained to be Flame Tankers yet fought with weapons possessing some of the most lethal fire ability of any rolling armament in the war. Join Jerry Ravino and Jack Carty in their compelling narrative of their flame platoon as they courageously stood against the North Korean People’s Army and the Chinese Communist Forces, etching another brilliant chapter in the Division’s storied history.

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Paperback: 366 pages
Publisher: Turner; 1st edition (February 21, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1596527803
ISBN-13: 978-1596527805
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,233,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #439 in Books > History > Military > Weapons & Warfare > Conventional > Armored Vehicles
- #935 in Books > History > Military > Regiments
- #1127 in Books > History > Military > Korean War

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Good times remembered

ByNed Merritton February 19, 2016

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This book brought back some fond memories. In 1955 i joined the Marine Corps and after I.T.R. was sent to the Third Marine Division, Third Tank Battalion.South Camp Fuji, Japan. There i joined up with H&S company, Flame Platoon. I stayed with the flames until the end of 1956, when they were retired and turned in for survey. We had the first and third section of tanks, the second section was in Okinawa. I was gunner on F-32. Our tanks had a few more modifications from those in Korea. They were M4A3E8H6models. We had three co2 bottles next to the bow gunner and the napalm tanks(4 tanks) were set in a clover leaf pattern under the deck. The co2 would go to a Grove regulator under the deck, just beneath the gunner, from there it went to the right exhaust manifold and was heated to push the napalm out. You never forget the sound of a rod of napalm being fired. I am 78 now but i can still remember a few names from the past. My T.C. was Cpl. Storm, my plt/sgt was SSgt. Flornoy. I went to an M47 (Y42)as gunner and later became T.C. of an M48A1.

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A great read on a very unknown topic

ByGuy Deyoungon July 5, 2011

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This is a great book in terms of the material it presents and the story it tells. If Korea is the "forgotten war" then it is even rarer to find a book that recounts the experiences of Marine Corps tank crewmen on flamethrower tanks in that war, yet that's exactly what this book does. The author's were both members of the flame platoon in Korea and they describe their experiences during that war. They also do a good job describing the actions of the flame platoon prior to their arrival in Korea.
The authors do a great job describing the technical aspects of their M4A3E8 Sherman tanks which were equipped with a 105mm howitzer, a flame gun capable of shooting napalm, as well as three machine guns. They also clearly tie together what the tank was capable of with how it was used. As they describe the various actions they were involved in you can almost visualize the crew members going about their tasks inside the tank as they work together to take out the enemy while at the same times surviving themselves. It's a great story and well told.

The only downside to the book is that it can be a bit repetitive. The authors were expert tankers, not professional writers. My own sense was that this material might have originally been put together for family members, or fellow veterans, and only later was collated for publication as a book. There are frequent summary paragraphs at the beggining and end of each chapter that almost read like a tv or movie trailer kind of a "Previously on Flame Dragons...." Or "Next time on Flame Dragons....." . The material in the book is so unique and valuable that this stylistic quirk shouldn't put you off. Read the book, it's worth it.

It might also be important to potential buyers to note that this is a re-release of a book that was originally entitled Flame Dragons. I'd also note that the captions to the pictures are very difficult to read, but I believe that to be a limitation the current generation of Kindles rather than the fault of the authors.

Finally, I've been on my own personal odyssey reading Korean War books this year. As an Army veteran it really bothers me to read some of the tragedies that befell Army units due to the poor state of training and readiness among the first Army units committed to Korea. Not so the Marines. This book drives home once again how the training, toughness, and esprit of the Marine Corps pay dividends in time of war. God love the Marines!

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Five Stars

ByGRUNT55on July 22, 2014

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FINE PRODUCT.

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Compelling reading

ByLeonard Olpon January 3, 2013

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Very well written book. The Korean War has always been an enigma to me. However now that I have recently became acquainted with several S. Korean people, and one N. Korean, I understand the significance of the contribution our country has made to the freedom of people in many distant parts of the world. This book shows the contribution that
one segment of our armed forces made to that effort.

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Of limited interest

ByS.A. Nelsonon March 11, 2013

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Limited interest to those few who were in the 1st Marine Flame Tank Platoon or have an interest in tank warfare in general. Does fill a need for them.

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Struggled with it.

ByRick Lallyon November 21, 2013

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I really wanted to like this book. The topic was compelling and there's so few first-hand accounts of the Korean War that I had high hopes.

Unfortunately the writing was a problem for me. The sentence structure and wandering from item to item, sometimes between sentences caused me to loose track of the story line. This combined with the small font made it too difficult to continue, after only 40 pages.

I salute Mr. Ravino and Carty for their service but I can't recommend the book. Sorry.

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