James Carl Nelson

I Will Hold

The Story of USMC Legend Clifton B. Cates, from Belleau Wood to Victory in the Great War

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The incredible true story of Clifton B. Lucky Cates, whose service in World War I and beyond made him a legend in the annals of the Marine Corps.Cates knew that he and his small band of marines were in a desperate spot. Before handing the note over to a runner, he added three words that would resound through Marine Corps history: I WILL HOLD.From the moment he first joined the Marine Reserves of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I, Clifton B. Cates was determined to make his mark as a leader. Little did he know what he would truly accomplish in his legendary career.Not as well-known as his contemporaries such as Alvin C. York, his… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-425-28148-2
EAN: 9780425281482
Produktnummer: 22396705
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Seitenangabe: 352 S.

Über den Autor

James Carl Nelson is a journalist and author of Five Lieutenants: The Heartbreaking Story of Five Harvard Men Who Led America to Victory in World War I and The Remains of Company D: A Story of the Great War, which was given an Editor's Choice Award as one of 2009's best seven history books by Booklist. He lives in Minneapolis.