Making the corps

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Spisovateľ: Ricks Thomas E.
Vydavateľ: Scribner
Rok vydania: 2007
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Katalogové číslo: O1791

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The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new Marine Corps values are forged. Bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines... v angličtine, brožovaná, 335 strán

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