American Spartans by James Warren read by Dick Hill

Description from publisher's website:

American Spartans
The US Marines in Combat, From Iwo Jima to Iraq
by James Warren
read by Dick Hill
Unabridged

From their heroic performance in the Pacific War, against Japanese troops on godforsaken islands, to their “tip-of-the-lance” leadership in key operations in the two Gulf Wars, the Marines have proven again and again that elite men with elite training are worth entire armies. James Warren’s battle-driven history shows how this elite culture has produced the best warriors in the country, through six decades, several open wars, and many smaller interventions.

I finished listening to this audiobook last night, just before the Red Sox's American League Championship series game. There are sport heroes and there are HEROES.