Indestructible

Indestructible
By Jack H. Lucas
Hardcover, 212 pages ($22.95)

One of youngest soldiers to ever receive the Medal of Honor, Lucas left home after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, lying about his age to join the Marines at 14. At the bloody Battle of Iowa Jima, he threw himself on a live grenade, saving those around him but leaving himself seriously injured. The dramatic story of his life, the incident and its aftermath (in which Lucas returned to military service after years as a civilian) make for a riveting narrative about a shining example of America’s “greatest generation.”
—Neil Pond, American Profile

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