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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> IN THIS BOOK I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INCLUDE EVERY historical fact known about Sgt. Basilone and many per- sonal stories that cannot be verified. It is my hope that I have created a more accurate portrait of him in the process than has existed before. I have attempted to recreate his story in his own voice based on hundreds of hours of interviews with people who knew John well and spoke with him frequently. I also grew up near his hometown of Raritan New Jersey. The speech of that area is second nature to me. John Basilone was a man of extraordinary courage. He was in many ways a simple and ordinary young man but he had at least one unusual ability he could see into his own future. This para-normal ability might seem speculative in the story of a hero whose actions in battle are already well known and documented but I believe that it is this “gift” that sets his extraordinary courage apart beyond even most human understanding. These premonitions are documented in his sister Phyllis’ book “The Basilone Story.” This book is the only authoritative account of John as a child and young man. I personally confirmed the fact of John’s premoni- tions with Phyllis and with John’s older brother and closest confidant Carlo who heard John correctly fore- tell his own future on three different occasions. The last of John’s three premonitions foretold his own death. By this time he had received the Medal of Honor and was strongly encouraged by his military superiors to stay out of the fight to stay home and pro- mote the sale of war bonds.