Marine general William Rupertus is best known today for writing the
Corps’ Rifleman’s Creed, which begins, "This is my rifle. There
are many like it, but this one is mine" - which has been made
famous by films such as Full Metal Jacket and Jarhead. Rupertus was
one of the outstanding Marines of the twentieth century, standing
alongside men such as Smedley Butler, Chesty Puller, and Arthur
Vandegrift, but he hasn't yet received his due. Rupertus "made his
bones" in the USMC's "savage wars of peace" before World War II:
Haiti for three years after World War I, China in 1929 (where he
lost his wife and children to Spanish flu) and again in 1937 (where
he witnessed the beginning of Japan’s war against China that
turned into the Pacific War of World War II). In World War II,
Rupertus commanded during four important battles: Tulagi and
Henderson Field during the Guadalcanal campaign; the Battle of Cape
Gloucester; and Peleliu. It was a series of blistering battles -
and ultimately victories - that helped break the back of the
Japanese and pave the way for American victory. In the course of
these battles, Rupertus became the Patton of the Pacific - ruthless
in war, always on the attack, merciless against the enemy,
undefeated in battles - even as he proved himself very much like
Eisenhower, suavely diplomatic and able to balance war with
politics. These skills allowed Rupertus to crush the enemy in the
malaria-infested jungles of the Pacific and personally escort
Eleanor Roosevelt on her tour of the Pacific. Old Breed General is
the biography of Rupertus and the story of the Marines at war in
the Pacific. This is an American story of love, loss, shock,
horror, tragedy, and triumph that focuses on Rupertus and the 1st
Marine Division in World War II, but which resonates through the
1st, to Chosin in Korea and James Mattis’s command in Iraq.
General
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