Staying Boys Heroic Life Basilone

I’m Staying with My Boys is a firsthand look inside the life of one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. Sgt. John Basilone held off 3,000 Japanese troops at Guadalcanal after his 15-member unit was scaled down to three men. At Iwo Jima he single-handedly destroyed an enemy blockhouse, permitting his unit to capture an airfield. Minutes later he was killed by an enemy artillery round. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most widely known and esteemed Marine of all time.

I’m Staying with My Boys is the only family-authorized biography of Basilone, and it features photographs never before published. Distinctive among military biographies, the story is told in firstborn person, permitting readers to experience his transformation, forged in the horrors of battle, from aimless youth to war hero known as ”Manila John”.

Review

“Everyone ought to read this book, the story of a true American Hero. I served with John Basilone and I may listen his voice in each page.” –Thomas O. Nass, 5th Marine Division, WWII

“This book in regards to the legendary John Basilone is staged in such a personal style that one would believe that “Manila John” is still alive. Not since William Manchester authored his essay GOODBYE DARKNESS twenty-five years ago has a book been written in regards to one man that seems so authentic.” –Col. Ken Jordan, USMC, ret.

“A lot has been written with regards to my brother in the war, but it’s indispensable to know his whole story. This book tells the story of John as a boy, a teenager, and a man. Every student will have to study and learn from it.” –Carlo Basilone, John’s brother

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93 of 97 people found the following review helpful.
GySgt Basilone deserves a better biography.
By William Pilon
This was, rather plainly horrible, it purports to be a biography of one of the legends of the USMC, Gunnery Sgt. ” Manila” John Basilone. Basilone was a machine gunner at Guadalcanal who was instrumental in breaking the back of the massive Japanese assault on Henderson Field on 24/25 October 1942. For his bravado and effectiveness Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor and sent on a War Bond tour. After the tour, Basilone was assigned to train Marines for later amphibious assaults. In 1945, he gave up his safe state-side training billet, demanding to accompany his trainees into combat. He was killed on the initial day of the Iwo Jima invasion after single-handedly destructing a Japanese bunker that was pinning down his unit.

50 of 56 persons found the following review helpful.
I’m Staying with My Boys
By Robert C. Huntoon
It is interesting that Amazon asks whether one is over 13 years old when you are going to review a book here. I am sure a thirteen year old would LOVE this book. I know I would have if I were 13. It is just the kind of book I read back then (early 1960′s) AND enjoyed.

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Staying Boys Heroic Life Basilone