Devil Dog Diary: A day by day account of US Marine Corps training

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Author : GYSGT Will PriceBinding : PaperbackDeweyDecimalNumber : 355EAN : 9781432716608ISBN : 1432716603Label : Outskirts PressLanguages : ListPrice : Manufacturer : Outskirts PressNumberOfIt..read more

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5 Reviews

  1. jessica hernandez says:
    March 10, 2010 at 12:00 am

    This is one of the best books I’ve ever read!! It’s really inspiring in everyday life, not just if you want to become a marine. It’s funny, serious, impactfull. I have suggested this book to all my friends and family; I completely LOVE IT!!

  2. Jared T. Mcconathy says:
    March 3, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I thought the book was a great account and i found theat the day by day writting of it gave me alot of details most people leave out when telling you what to expect in boot camp.

  3. Amanda Lowther says:
    October 30, 2009 at 12:00 am

    My husband is currently a Drill Instructor on Parris Island, so this was very interesting to me. Although there are some differences in Recruit training these days, it was still a good read. I read it in two days and wished there was more!

  4. Proud Mom says:
    September 18, 2009 at 12:00 am

    I really enjoyed GYSGT Price’s tale of his days at boot camp. My son is at camp now and I dont know

    much of the details of his daily life there. This book provided me a peep hole into that world. I enjoyed the humor and the transformation of this writer. Ooo Rah!!

  5. D. Harrington says:
    March 24, 2009 at 12:00 am

    This is THE best book about boot camp. This tells it like it really is and was. Although the author went through it in 1995, and I went through Parris Island from November 1, 1963 to January 29, 1964, the training has changed very little. The drill instructors have passed on what they have learned over the years, to each other, it appears, because some scenarios and descriptions are virtually identical to the boot camp of 1963. Many years have passed but some things never change. What they instill into recruits is the same. The same pride.

    There is a review here somewhere that complains that the author does a good job of capturing boot camp but there is nothing new in it compared to other books. This book is not a novel, or a fly by night book. It is the genuine article, the real thing, and it is not supposed to be updated yearly. In my mind it is the best book about Marine Corps boot camp that you can get. I was absolutely amazed at how little boot camp has changed over the years. The same challenges, the same training, the same manner of the DIs. We had M-14s and they have M-16s now, but besides that it is the same boot camp. Pride was instilled back then and they are still doing it, and even as we speak it is still being done.

    No one has the training that the Marine Corps provides. No armed forces in any part of the world can possibly equal the USMC in terms of training and readiness and pride. That is why the Eagle, Globe and Anchor is what it is today, because if everyone could do it, it would mean nothing.

    This book is a mirror image of boot camp not only in 1995 but in 2009, and also in 1963 and all the years in between.

    Boot camp is timeless. This book reflects that. If you never read anything else about the Marine Corps, be sure you read this book!

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