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The Journey of a Warrior: The Twenty-Ninth Commandant of the US Marine Corps (1987-1991): General Alfred Mason Gray Paperback – April 18, 2012

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The Journey of a Warrior tells the inspiring story of a truly unique marine who became a brilliant combat leader and achieved international prominence. General Alfred Mason Gray, US Marine Corps, was a loner by nature, and many of his peers considered him to be a maverick. At the same time, having established himself as a military intellectual of remarkable insight, he became an icon to service personnel of all ranks, as well as many prominent defense officials, politicians, and scholars. General Gray was a critical force behind the changes needed to prepare marines for the new millennium. He is now recognized as one of the finest commandants in fifty years. The Journey of a Warrior brings to the fore the journey of a most unusual individual: a warrior, a leader, a thinker, and a patriot. It is not written as a biography but rather as a retrospective of a unique marine whose impact on his institution was both untraditional and perhaps underappreciated. The Marine Corps is better for his unselfish and dedicated journey to faithfully serve his country. Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC Retired, Marine Corps Historian Emeritus, appears to have best captured General Gray's character when he wrote, "General Al Gray is imaginative, iconoclastic, articulate, charismatic, and compassionate. His Marines love him"

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528 pages
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English
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April 18, 2012
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6 x 1.19 x 9 inches
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1469761327
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978-1469761329
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Now retired, Colonel Gerald H. Turley, US Marine Corps, enlisted during the Korean War, served two tours in the Vietnam War, was wounded in action, and received thirteen personal combat decorations. He served as a special consultant to two Secretaries of the Navy and six Commandants of the Marine Corps from 1987 to 2010. He and his wife, Bunny, reside near Hilton Head, South Carolina.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse (April 18, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1469761327
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1469761329
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.54 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.19 x 9 inches

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GruntRecon

Big Al - All Marine

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2015

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Good read into the leadership of the Marine Corps. I really believe Col Turley's writing style was better organized in his previous book "The Easter Offensive". I found a lot of repeated verbiage in this book. I have the ultimate respect for General Gray and Col Turley as I have worked with both. I did not agree with the calling of Marines "Warriors", as I felt the word "Marine" was more than adequate. However, I have come to the adjustment that General Gray did that to accomplish a purpose and now accept it. General Gray is a Marine's Marine, a great leader of Marines, and I believe he accomplished what he wanted to accomplish as Commandant. He got the Marine Field Grade Officers out of their OPNs Analysis, Master Degree, HQMC mode of operations into being Warriors, gunfighter and leaders of Marines again.

Lest We Forger - Semper Fi!!!!

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GW

The Journey of a Warrior- story of Al Gray and truly great Marine and human being!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2013

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I served under Lt. Colonel Al Gray in the 2nd Marine Division in late1971 and 1972 and part of 1973 so I took part in a good bit of what is in the book. I enjoyed it very much,and Al Gray was everything reported and more by Colonel Turley. I was with Gray in Viet Nam as well,and he was a true warrior and a field Marine! Gray also took care of one of the finest Marine snipers ever, Carlos Hathcock, as he battled health issues and had lost benefits late in his life. Overall I think most civilians would really struggle to get through this book, and I found it somewhat tedious in places, but I appreciate what Col. Turley did in bringing out what Al Gray meant to the USMC and to Marines who had the good fortune to serve under him as I did! He was one of the truly great Marines that will be remembered for all he did for America, God and Corps!

Capt. GW Johnson- USMC retired

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jaynurse

A Primer on Warriors and Warfare

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2012

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Get the word out; this book offers a comtemporary audience of readers, military or not, a perspective on war as it was, and as it is. Former Marine Commandant, General Alfred Mason Gray, forged through accepted regimens of physical training, education, preparation and team building to instill a renewed 'Esprit De Corps', that to this day holds Marines in good stead, as they fight and train around the globe. General Gray's contribution to the Marine Corps, and to those under his command is inestimable.

Colonel Turley has written a brilliant account, detailing the methods by which Marines plan, train and execute their duties when the neccessity of military intervention is upon our nation. You may find yourself laughing, tearful, even astonished, as you read this book - and you will read this book - but in the final analysis, what you will feel is pride in our strength, and in our United States Marines.

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George

A Biography of a True Visionary

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015

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When General Gray was 2 MarDiv, FMFLant and Commandant I was part of the "Blue Team". Thirty years later, I NOW understand why our MARG's were doing what we were doing with the "Green Team"! A MUST READ to understand modern amphibious and LIC / MIC warfare. General Gray was not locked into studying the last war to fight the next as most senior officers have been since Hannibal, this book shows he was a visionary that saw the next war and developed the where with all to fight to win. Semper Fi!

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Eths

The Journey of a Warrior

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2014

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i have enjoyed reading about this little talked of USMC Commandant, he was so innovative in recognizing that change was needed to deal with the 21st century. Today we are dealing with a very different enemy and he recognized that very early on and prepared his Marine Warriors to be able to deal with it. I very interesting and enlightening book....Eths

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Motown

This book is NOT the vehicle to explain a Warrior's Journey

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2013

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The author takes on an interesting and little known segment of USMC history. Unfortuantely, it is very unfocused (tries to do too much; is it a biography, a memoir, or an analytical essy?). This is, without a doubt, the worst edited print book I have read. Errors with consistency and grammar abound. [A Marine camp on Okinawa is referred to as both Camp Hanson and Camp Hansen in the same paragraph, names are spelled differently within a few paragraphs, there no consistency in unit reference, use of capitalization and italics is bizzare, and almost verbatim paragraphs are often repeated. Better focus and more attention to the art of writing would help make this book more readable. Gen Al Gray was a truly transformational character in Marine Corps history, but the poor writing and editing make it too much of a struggle to separate the wheat from the chaff. I recommend only someone who is an avid fan of Marine Corps history or who served with Al Gray should try to read this book.

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Keith D. Bertrand

Not Worth The Time Or Money

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2013

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I was very excited to start reading this book after reading a review in Leatherneck magazine. However, I was soon very disappointed. Colonel Gerry Turley is not only way too verbose and self congratulating about the General, but he is still attempting to kiss ass with the General. Overall, the book reads like a boring, difficult technical document - the General did this on such a day, then this on another day. The author fails very poorly at describing the man himself, and what his good traits were, his failures, or in detail some in-depth, personal background, for example, what kind of college student was he, what did he do in college, what was his motivations for joining the Crops. In short, the author did a very poor job in getting the reader to connect to the Man by not showing his human traits, some wrongs and errors and, importantly, by not making the General a real person to the reader. Save your money and time and go to Wikipedia to find out the real General and man.

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