Mustang : A Combat Marine By Gerald P Averill

1988 paperback

Pocketbooks

Good condition

Biography

Mustang: A Combat Marine is a 1987 military memoir by Gerald P. Averill, chronicling his nearly 25-year career as a "mustang" (an officer commissioned from the enlisted ranks) in the U.S. Marine Corps, with experiences in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. The book details his journey from enlisted man to officer, covering wartime challenges and peacetime realities, and is considered a compelling account of a Marine's life.