Hard Corps
By Marco Martinez
By Marco Martinez
Category: Biography & Memoir | Military History
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Sep 25, 2007 | ISBN 9780307408037
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Praise
“[An] epic tale of the redemptive power of military service, the glories and horrors of war, and the constant quest for forgiveness and acceptance . . . Gritty, gripping . . . Riveting, poignant, and, yes, inspirational.”
—Military Times
“Adrenaline-laced prose that will rock your world.”
—Star Tribune
“An improbable story, one that Martinez vividly tells in his warts-and-all memoir.”
—Investor’s Business Daily
“Riveting and poignant . . . Hard Corps recounts the way the characteristics [of cohesion, loyalty, trust, and comradeship] are built during Marine boot camp and infantry training. . . . We should be thankful for . . . Marco Martinez and countless others who have been willing to lay a ‘costly . . . sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.’ ”
—Weekly Standard
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