- Military life, United States, United States. Marine Corps, United states, marine corps
"Sixty-three men came to Parris Island to become Marines. Not all of them made it. This is the story of boot camp Platoon 3086, the Marine Corps, and America."--Cover.
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Earnest, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- effortlessdemanding
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- Author
- Thomas E. Ricks
- First published
- 1997
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Diane Pub Co, Scribner
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780756776602
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About Thomas E. Ricks · 1955
Thomas E. Ricks (born on 1966) is an American journalist.
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