Hearts of iron
Subtitle: the epic struggle of the 1st Marine Division Flame Tank Platoon, Korean War, 1950-1953
By: Jerry Ravino and Jack Carty
Contributors: Carty, Jack
Publisher: Turner Pub. Co.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9781596527805
Subjects: Tank warfare; United States. Marine Corps. Division, 1st. Tank Battalion, 1st. Flame Platoon; United States; History; Regimental histories; Flame throwers; Korean War, 1950-1953
Description: "Hearts of iron is the ... true story of a little-known but significant part of the Korean War, told by the brave men of the Flame Platoon, First Tank Battalion, First Marine Division. This book shares the honest, personal accounts of combat, fear, death, and survival of these comrades of the Forgotten War, most of whom were not even trained to be Flame Tankers yet fought with weapons possessing some of the most lethal fire ability of any rolling armament in the war"--Page 4 of cover.