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Courage and Fear
Fox, Col.(Ret.) Wesley L., Usmc
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Description for Courage and Fear
hardcover. "I have only two men out of my company and twenty out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold." First Lt. Clifton B. Num Pages: 132 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
“I have only two men out of my company and twenty out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold.” First Lt. Clifton B. Cates’s report on July 19, 1918, reminds us that controlling one’s fear is key to success on the battlefield. Cates—a future commandant of the Marine Corps—held, but if his fear had bested him, ... Read more
“I have only two men out of my company and twenty out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold.” First Lt. Clifton B. Cates’s report on July 19, 1918, reminds us that controlling one’s fear is key to success on the battlefield. Cates—a future commandant of the Marine Corps—held, but if his fear had bested him, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597971195
SKU
V9781597971195
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Fox, Col.(Ret.) Wesley L., Usmc
Col. Wesley L. Fox, USMC (Ret.), retired from the Marine Corps in 1993 after forty-three years of distinguished service. In addition to the Medal of Honor, he received two awards of the Legion of Merit, a Bronze Star with Combat V, four awards of the Purple Heart, and numerous commendations. From 1993 until his retirement in 2001, Fox served as ... Read more
Reviews for Courage and Fear
"‘For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty…’ That’s how the Medal of Honor citation for Wesley L. Fox begins. Thankfully, the story doesn’t end there. In the pages of this primer, a legendary hero acknowledges the fears he has felt and how he overcame them. His inspiring discourse on ... Read more