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Devil dog : the amazing true story of the man who saved America / by David Talbot ; with original illustrations by Spain Rodriguez.
LIBRA VE25.B88 T35 2010
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Talbot, David, 1951-
- Series:
- Pulp history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Butler, Smedley D. (Smedley Darlington), 1881-1940.
- Butler, Smedley D.
- United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Marine Corps.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- United States--History, Military--20th century.
- History, Military.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--20th century.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- United States--History--1933-1945.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
- Politics and government.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Biography.
- Armed Forces--Officers.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Military history.
- Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 151 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 27 cm.
- Edition:
- First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
- Summary:
- A biography of Smedley Darlington Butler, who was highly decorated for his service as a Marine in wars around the world. After leaving the service, he toured the country speaking as a veterans' rights advocate, he led a war on crime in his hometown of Philadelphia during Prohibition, and it was his 1934 testimony before the Committee on Unamerican Activities that exposed a group of powerful Wall Street businessmen who were trying to stage a military coup during Franklin Delano Roosevelt's presidency.
- Contents:
- The year of the dragon
- Tropical fever
- Land of the living dead
- Johnny, get your gun
- Badge of honor
- Washington is burning
- The plot against America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439109021
- 1439109028
- 9781439117743
- 1439117748
- OCLC:
- 537641232
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