--- title: "2 Robert Sherrod Quotes - Famous Writer (Tarawa)" description: "Robert Lee Sherrod was an American journalist, editor and writer. He was a war correspondent for Time and Life magazines, covering combat from World War..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robert-sherrod-80216.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Robert Sherrod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-robert-sherrod-80216.jpg) # Robert Sherrod (1909–1994) Writer United States **2** quotes in **16** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Robert Sherrod was a writer from the United States, best known for *Tarawa*. ## Quick Facts About Robert Sherrod Born February 8, 1909 Died February 13, 1994 Nationality United States Profession Writer Notable works Tarawa Spouse Margaret Carson ## About Robert Sherrod Robert Lee Sherrod was an American journalist, editor and writer. He was a war correspondent for Time and Life magazines, covering combat from World War II to the Vietnam War. During World War II, embedded with the United States Marine Corps, he covered the battles at Attu, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. He also authored five books on World War II, including Tarawa: The Story of a Battle (1944) and the definitive History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II (1952). He was an editor of Time during World War II and later editor of The Saturday Evening Post, then vice-president of Curtis Publishing Company. ## Quotes by Robert Sherrod > [The Marines fought almost solely on esprit de corps, I was certain. It was inconceivable to most Marines that they should let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sherrod/the-marines-fought-almost-solely-on-esprit-de-corps-i-was-certain-it/) Robert Sherrod [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/602/robert-sherrod-110323_being-responsible_the-marines-fought-almost-solely-on-espr_171108.jpg) > [War is a horribly fascinating thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-sherrod/war-is-a-horribly-fascinating-thing/) Robert Sherrod [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/609/robert-sherrod-110323_fascinating_war-is-a-horribly-fascinating-thing-2019_201960.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-sherrod/#itemlist", "name": "Robert Sherrod Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The Marines fought almost solely on esprit de corps, I was certain. 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