I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine

by Al Martinez

As a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer and editor of his regimental newsletter, the Ridgerunner. After the war, he entered a career in journalism, becoming a featured columnist for the Los Angeles Times where he would...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476693161
• ISBN13: 9781476693163
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up