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The United States Marines

A History
Artikelnummer: 978-1-55750-868-3
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Since its somewhat confused beginnings in November 1775 when the Second Continental Congress almost absentmindedly authorized two battalions of American marines, the U.S. Marine Corps has participated in all the nation's wars from the American Revolution through Desert Storm. This compact yet complete study focuses on the big wars but never slights events in between: the little wars, campaigns, punitive expeditions, showings of the flag, protection of American lives and property, and humanitarian missions that help define the corps. Nor does the author neglect the intermittent but never-ending fight for the corps' survival at home where it faces periodic challenges from Army, Navy, Air Force, and on occasion, unfriendly presidents. This third edition brings the popular and accessible history fully up to date. Because the previous edition left off at 1975, new chapters have been added to cover the tumultuous events of the last quarter-century, including Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Bangladesh, Somalia, and Haiti. Other chapters have been revised in light of new scholarship.

Since its somewhat confused beginnings in November 1775 when the Second Continental Congress almost absentmindedly authorized two battalions of American marines, the U.S. Marine Corps has participated in all the nation's wars from the American Revolution through Desert Storm. This compact yet complete study focuses on the big wars but never slights events in between: the little wars, campaigns, punitive expeditions, showings of the flag, protection of American lives and property, and humanitarian missions that help define the corps. Nor does the author neglect the intermittent but never-ending fight for the corps' survival at home where it faces periodic challenges from Army, Navy, Air Force, and on occasion, unfriendly presidents. This third edition brings the popular and accessible history fully up to date. Because the previous edition left off at 1975, new chapters have been added to cover the tumultuous events of the last quarter-century, including Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Bangladesh, Somalia, and Haiti. Other chapters have been revised in light of new scholarship.
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VerlagNaval Institute Press
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr2002
Seitenangabe404 S.
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
MasseH23.0 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.3 cm 608 g
Auflage02004 A. 4th Revised edition
AutorSimmons, Edwin Howard

Über den Autor Edwin Howard Simmons

Brig. Gen. Edwin Howard Simmons, USMC (Ret.), served in the Marine Corps for thirty-six years, from 1942 to 1978, and is a decorated veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He also served the Corps for seventeen years as a civilian, including many years as Director of Marine Corps History and Museums. Brigadier General Simmons passed away in May 2007.Lt. Col. Charles P. Neimeyer, USMC (Ret.), began his twenty-year active-duty service as a Marine Corps officer, having held roles in all three Marine Corps divisions. He served as a strategic plans officer at Headquarters Marine Corps and was part of the White House staff for Presidents George H. W. Bush and William J. Clinton. After retiring in 1996, he became a professor at the Naval War College and later served as Director of Marine Corps History from 2006 to 2018. Upon completion of federal service, he received the Department of the Navy's Distinguished Civilian Service Award and the Marine Corps University Foundation Chapman Medallion. He is the author of War in the Chesapeake and editor of On the Corps. He lives in Stafford, Virginia.

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