Selected Biographies of Notable Marines ___________________________________________________________________ Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion, Banana Wars, World War I Smedley D. Butler - Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, Boxer Rebellion, Banana Wars, World War I • American Renegade: The Life and Times of Smedley Butler, USMC by Nate Braden • Smedley D. Butler, USMC: A Biography by Mark Strecker • Old Gimlet Eye, by Lowell Thomas Dan Daly – Boxer Rebellion, Banana Wars, World War I • Sergeant Major Dan Daly: The Most Outstanding Marine of All Time by Stephen W. Scott Hiram Bearss – Philippine Insurrection, World War I • Hiram Iddings Bearss, U.S. Marine Corps: Biography of a World War I Hero by George B. Clark John A. Lejeune – Spanish-American War, Philippine Insurrection, Banana Wars, World War I • Lejeune: A Marine's Life, 1867-1942 by Merrill L. Bartlett • The Reminiscences of a Marine, by Maj Gen John A. Lejeune ___________________________________________________________________ Banana Wars, World War I, World War II H.M. Smith • From Whaleboats to Amphibious Warfare: Lt. Gen. Howling Mad Smith and the U.S. Marine Corps by Anne Cipriano Venzon • A Fighting General, by Dr. Norman V. Cooper John W. Thomason • The World of Col John W. Thomason USMC, by Martha Anne Turner Pedro A. del Valle • Semper Fidelis, by LtGen Pedro A. del Valle, USMC ___________________________________________________________________ MCRD Command Museum 1600 Henderson Ave., Ste. 212, San Diego, CA 92140 www.usmchistory.org (619) 524-6719 Selected Biographies of Notable Marines ___________________________________________________________________ World War I, China Duty, World War II, Korea MajGen Gerald C. Thomas • In Many a Strife, by Allan R. Millett ___________________________________________________________________ Banana Wars, China Duty, World War II Alexander A. Vandegrift • Guadalcanal General: The Story of A.A. Vandegrift USMC, by John Foster • Once a Marine, as told to Robert Asprey ___________________________________________________________________ World War II John Basilone • John Basilone World War II Medal of Honor Recipient for Action in the Pacific by Philip Martin McCaulay • I'm Staying with My Boys: The Heroic Life of Sgt. John Basilone, USMC by Jim Proser and Jerry Cutter • Hero of the Pacific: The Life of Marine Legend John Basilone by James Brady • Manila John: The Life and Combat Actions of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone, Hero of Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima by Joseph A. Grasso Ira Hayes • Ira Hayes, Pima Marine by Albert Hemingway Mike Edson • Once a Legend by Jon T. Hoffman Evans Carlson • The Big Yankee, by Michael Blankfort ___________________________________________________________________ MCRD Command Museum 1600 Henderson Ave., Ste. 212, San Diego, CA 92140 www.usmchistory.org (619) 524-6719 Selected Biographies of Notable Marines ___________________________________________________________________ World War II and Korea Lewis Burwell ‘Chesty’ Puller • Marine! The life of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller, USMC (Ret.) by Burke Davis • Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC by Jon T. Hoffman Mitchell Page • A Marine Named Mitch: An autobiography of Mitchell Paige, Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps retired by Mitchell Paige O.P. Smith • For Country and Corps: The Life of General Oliver P. Smith by Gail B. Shisler • Gentle Warrior, by Clifton La Bree ___________________________________________________________________ World War II, Korea, and Vietnam Victor H. Krulak • Brute: The Life of Victor Krulak, U.S. Marine by Robert Coram Len Maffioli • Grown Gray in War by Maj Bruce H. Norton, USMC, Ret ___________________________________________________________________ Vietnam War Vincent Robert Capodanno • The Grunt Padre: Father Vincent Robert Capodanno, Vietnam, 1966-1967 by Daniel L. Mode Alfredo Gonzalez • When The River Dreams: The Life of Marine Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez by John W. Flores MCRD Command Museum 1600 Henderson Ave., Ste. 212, San Diego, CA 92140 www.usmchistory.org (619) 524-6719 Selected Biographies of Notable Marines Carlos Hathcock • Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills by Charles Henderson • Carlos Hathcock "Whitefeather" by Roy F. Chandler John Ripley • An American Knight: The Life of Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC by Norman J. Fulkerson Donald Cook • First Marine Captured in Vietnam: A Biography of Donald G. Cook by Donald L. Price ___________________________________________________________________ Vietnam War, Somalia Anthony Zinni • Battle Ready by Tom Clancy, Tony Zinni and Tony Koltz ___________________________________________________________________ Current Conflict Jason Dunham • The Gift of Valor: A War Story by Michael M. Phillips Dakota Meyer • Into the Fire: A Firsthand Account of the Most Extraordinary Battle in the Afghan War by Dakota Meyer and Bing West Brian Stann • Heart for the Fight: A Marine Hero's Journey from the Battlefields of Iraq to Mixed Martial Arts Champion by Brian Stann and John R. Bruning Brad Kasal • My Men Are My Heroes by Brad Kasal & Nathaniel R. Helms Nick Popaditch • Once A Marine by Nick Popaditch with Mike Steere MCRD Command Museum 1600 Henderson Ave., Ste. 212, San Diego, CA 92140 www.usmchistory.org (619) 524-6719 Selected Biographies of Notable Marines ___________________________________________________________________ Music John Philip Sousa • The Incredible Band of John Philip Sousa by Paul E. Bierley • The Fifth String by John Philip Sousa • John Philip Sousa Ann M Lingg • The March King and His Band by Kenneth Berger ___________________________________________________________________ Astronauts John Glenn • John Glenn: A Memoir by John Glenn and Nick Taylor • John Glenn Astronaut by LtCol Philip N. Pierce & Karl Schuon Charles F. Bolden • Overcoming Challenges: The Life of Charles F. Bolden, Jr. by Darwin McBeth Walton ___________________________________________________________________ Aviators Ted Williams • Ted Williams at War by Bill Nowlin Marion Carl • Pushing the Envelope: The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl by Marion E. Carl and Barrett Tillman Roy S. Geiger • Unaccustomed to Fear: A Biography of the Late General Roy S. Geiger by Roger Willock Joe Foss • A Proud American by Joe Foss • Joe Foss Flying Marine by Walter Simmons MCRD Command Museum 1600 Henderson Ave., Ste. 212, San Diego, CA 92140 www.usmchistory.org (619) 524-6719 Selected Biographies of Notable Marines Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington • Baa Baa Black Sheep by Gregory Boyington • Black Sheep: The Life of Pappy Boyington by John F. Wukovits • Black Sheep One: The Life of Gregory "Pappy" Boyington by Bruce Gamble Frank E. Peterson • Into the Tiger’s Jaw: The Autobiography of Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen by LtGen Frank Petersen with J. Alfred Phelps ___________________________________________________________________ MCRD Command Museum 1600 Henderson Ave., Ste. 212, San Diego, CA 92140 www.usmchistory.org (619) 524-6719 .