{"product_id":"i-promise-you-ill-be-al-martinez-9781476693163","title":"I Promise You I'll Be Home: Korean War Letters of a U.S. Marine","description":"As a 21-year-old Marine sent to the front lines of the Korean War, Al Martinez dispatched letters almost daily to his young bride, Joanne. In battle, he experienced the worst that war can bring, and then he served as a combat correspondent and as writer and editor of his regimental newsletter, the \u003ci\u003eRidgerunner\u003c\/i\u003e. After the war, he entered a career in journalism, becoming a featured columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e where he would earn three shared Pulitzer Prizes. Written from the unique perspective of an obviously gifted, professional writer at the beginning of his career, his letters home capture his experiences eloquently and with depth of understanding as they express the dangers, hardships, fear, friendships, and even humor of life at the front. His vivid, often humorous pen-and-ink drawings portray scenes from the front lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Al Martinez, Allen Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476693161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476693163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 6.77w x 0.63d","brand":"Al Martinez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45479111655679,"sku":"9781476693163","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f94ee65-e292-4391-9c8a-e4709350dfcc.jpg?v=1715936287","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-promise-you-ill-be-al-martinez-9781476693163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}