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Overview
She wasn't a horse—she was a Marine.
She might not have been much to look at—a small "Mongolian mare," they called her—but she came from racing stock, and had the blood of a champion. Much more than that, Reckless became a war hero—in fact, she became a combat Marine, earning staff sergeant's stripes before her retirement to Camp Pendleton. This once famous horse, recognized as late as 1997 by Life Magazine as one of America's greatest heroes—the greatest war horse in American history, in fact—has unfortunately now been largely forgotten. But author Robin Hutton is set to change all that. Not only has she been the force behind recognizing Reckless with a monument at the National Museum of the Marine Corps and at Camp Pendleton, but she has now recorded the full story of this four-legged war hero who hauled ammunition to embattled Marines and inspired them with her relentless, and reckless, courage.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781621572756 |
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Publisher: | Regnery History |
Publication date: | 07/28/2014 |
Sold by: | SIMON & SCHUSTER |
Format: | NOOK Book |
Pages: | 368 |
Sales rank: | 468,555 |
File size: | 11 MB |
Note: | This product may take a few minutes to download. |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface: Remembering Sergeant Reckless xiii
Introduction xv
Part I Korea
Chapter 1 Before Reckless Became Reckless 3
Chapter 2 The "Reckless" Rifle Platoon 15
Chapter 3 From Flame to Reckless 31
Chapter 4 Reckless Takes Center Stage 53
Chapter 5 Reckless Hones Her Skills 63
Chapter 6 The "Battle of the Nevada Cities"-the Nevada Complex 75
Chapter 7 The War Winds Down 103
Chapter 8 Old Friends Leave, New Friends Arrive 123
Chapter 9 "Operation Bring Reckless Home" Begins 147
Part II A Hero's Journey
Chapter 10 America-Bound 161
Part III Life at Camp Pendleton
Chapter 11 Home, Sweet Home 183
Chapter 12 Reckless's Foals 233
Part IV In Memoriam and More
Chapter 13 "Famed Marine Horse 'Reckless' Dies at 20" 257
Chapter 14 A Legacy Lives On 265
Epilogue: The Making of the Monument: "Operation: Reckless" 273
Author's Note: With Thanks and Gratitude 295
Facts and Figures at a Glance 301
Notes 303
Bibliography 321
Pendleton Scout Articles 331
Index 335