Parris Island: Once a Recruitlways a Marine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781540217820)

Here, for the first time, author and former Parris Island drill-instructor Eugene Alvarez records the training and tough physical and mental challenges that have helped to churn thousands of Marines out of Parris Island, South Carolina for nearly a century.
Drawn from first-hand accounts of recruits themselves, the memories and recollections in these pages are humorous, sad, profane and enlightening--describing a training program that, on first encounter, often appears insane. But the results are clear: a disciplined Marine with a proud history that he or she carries proudly in peace time or war.

Author: Eugene Alvarez
ISBN-10: 1540217825
ISBN-13: 9781540217820
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Language: English
Published: 07/23/2007
Pages: 162
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.44d