Chesty: the Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller
- List Price: $35.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Random House
- Publish date: 08/01/2001
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 Peliliu, 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 personal record. The result will unquestionably stand as the last word about Chesty Puller.
