Red Blood, Black Sand: Fighting Alongside John Basilone from Boot Camp to Iwo Jima

by Chuck Tatum and Charles W. Tatum

Book Overview

In 1944, the U.S. Marines were building the 5th Marine Division--also known as "The Spearhead"--in preparation for the invasion of the small, Japanese-held island of Iwo Jima.... When Charlie Tatum entered Camp Pendleton to begin Marine boot camp, he was just a smart-aleck teenager eager to serve his country. Little did he know that he would be training under the watchful eyes of a living legend of the Corps--Congressional Medal of Honor recipient...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425247406
• ISBN13: 9780425247402
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Berkley Caliber
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher