The Greatest U.S. Marine Corps Stories Ever Told

Unforgettable Stories of Courage, Honor, and Sacrifice

By: Iain Martin, Colonel Joseph H. Alexander - introduction

Narrated by: Pete Simonelli

On Friday, November 10, 1775, the Continental Congress approved a resolution for the organization of the Corps, creating what would become the hallowed few, the proud - the Marines. Since then, the men and women of the United States Marine Corps have created the finest traditions of service and honor, and supplied a pantheon of heroes who have upheld them.

In The Greatest US Marine Stories Ever Told, editor Iain Martin has accumulated these marines' most amazing true tales of service and sacrifice, from the Halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli, to the conflicts where they serve today.

©2007 Iain C. Martin (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"[A] very enjoyable read...definitely worthwhile. Should one have any interest in military history, or the Marine Corps in particular, then this book will be most enlightening." (Thomas Houlihan, SSGT, USMC (ret.), World War II Database)

mispronounced

narrator needs to brush up on military pronunciation. what is a lieutenant corporal?? U-mer-bro-gil mountains. I had a hard time with his pronunciation when talking about Pelilieu island

Just the high lights folks

There are so many stories of Marines, that it would be impossible to tell them all. Marines are a unique group, a breed unto themselves. It's hard to explain unless you are one and then no explanation is necessary.

NCO'S should have their Marines read this!

One of the nagging things I always think about during my time in the Corps:
"If I could go back in time and tell that sh!tbird Lance I used to be to do something different, it'd be... in this case..."to read and have better knowledge of the Corps history."
This book was easy to follow and filled with some of the Corps best stories. A good place to start!

Well Done

Great read - these men took a chance in being United States Marines, taking our nations battles to wherever the enemy hailed from. Thank God for them and pray more like them answer the call to maintain freedom won at such high prices. I’d recommend these read for every American

incredible

Great listen, has history from the Corps I had never heard before and clarified much i had.