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Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC Audiobook, by Jon T. Hoffman Play Audiobook Sample

Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC Audiobook

Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC Audiobook, by Jon T. Hoffman Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: Sean Runnette Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 15.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 11.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2018 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781977379658

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

34

Longest Chapter Length:

59:43 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:26 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

41:13 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

The Marine Corps is known for its heroes, and Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller has long been considered the greatest of them all. His assignments and activities covered an extraordinary spectrum of warfare. Puller mastered small unit guerrilla warfare as a lieutenant in Haiti in the 1920s, and at the end of his career commanded a division in Korea. In between, he chased Sandino in Nicaragua and fought at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu.

With his bulldog face, barrel chest (which earned him the nickname Chesty), gruff voice, and common touch, Puller became—and has remained—the epitome of the Marine combat officer. At times Puller's actions have been called into question—at Peleliu, for instance, where, against a heavily fortified position, he lost more than half of his regiment. And then there is the saga of his son, who followed in Chesty's footsteps as a Marine officer only to suffer horrible wounds in Vietnam (his book, Fortunate Son, won the Pulitzer Prize).

Jon Hoffman has been given special access to Puller's personal papers as well as his personnel record. The result will unquestionably stand as the last word about Chesty Puller.

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About Jon T. Hoffman

Colonel Jon T. Hoffman is a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps Reserve and is currently serving on extended active duty as the deputy director of the Marine Corps History & Museums Division. He has spent more than fifteen years on active duty as an infantry officer and historian. He has a master’s degree in military history from Ohio State and a law degree from Duke University. His first book, Once a Legend, a biography of Major General Merritt “Red Mike” Edson, won the Marine Corps’ prize as the best book of the year. Lieutenant Colonel Hoffman lives in Virginia.

About Sean Runnette

Sean Runnette, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has also directed and produced more than two hundred audiobooks, including several Audie Award winners. He is a member of the American Repertory Theater company and has toured the United States and internationally with ART and Mabou Mines. His television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Cop Land, Sex and the City, Law & Order, the award-winning film Easter, and numerous commercials.