BOOT, a marine in the making

Bailey, Gilbert: 1944 Macmillan New York, hardcover, 131 pages, with photos. Corporal Gilbert P. Bailey’s first‑person and often humorous account of his recruit training at the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp on Parris Island during the Second World War. Through anecdotes and descriptions of drills, hardships, and camaraderie, Bailey shows how rigorous physical and psychological training forges civilians into Marines. In very good condition.