Nrifleman's creed jarhead books

The pictures in the soft cover edition just arent sharp enough for a serious collector. The riflemans creed also known as my rifle and the creed of the united states marine is a part of basic united states marine corps doctrine. A marines chronicle of the gulf war and other battles by anthony swofford. A marines chronicle of the gulf war and other battles. But, i thought, why not try hollywoods spin on jarhead, a book i and nearly every marine i know. Jarhead is a 2003 gulf war memoir by author and former u. Rupertus wrote it during world war ii, probably in late 1941 or early 1942. A hundred bucks is a lot of scratch for a paperback book but it was worth every penny to me. After leaving military service, the author went on to college and earned. Mark bowden author of black hawk down jarhead will go down with the best books ever written about military life. I dont recall the specific line, if it is different from this, but it sounds like the riflemans creed of the united states marine corps. In the past, all enlisted marines would learn the creed at recruit training. But the hard cover copy is what you want if youre truly serious.

However, in recent years the creed has been relegated to the back pages of. Follow link below for the full quote, but it begins with. Rupertus, usmc, authored the creed shortly after the japanese attack on pearl harbor in 1941. All enlisted marines learn the creed at recruit training. It is commonly known as the riflemans creed, but it has also been called my rifle. Rating is available when the video has been rented. A solders story of modern war new ed by anthony swofford isbn. The killing machine who never actually killed biography books. The rifleman s creed also known as my rifle and the creed of the united states marine is a part of basic united states marine corps doctrine. A marines chronicle of the gulf war by anthony swofford scribner.