| Contents |
Foreword -- Tell it to the marines -- Marine's hymn -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- 1: Marines through the ages -- 2: Continental marines, 1775-1783 -- 3: Early years, 1798-1820 -- 4: Era of Archibald Henderson, 1820-1859 -- 5: Marines in blue and gray, 1859-1865 -- 6: At sea in the Postbellum years, 1865-1898 -- 7: Colonial infantry, 1898-1917 -- 8: Over there, 1917-1918 -- 9: Between the wars, 1919-1941 -- 10: World War II: South Pacific campaigns, 1942-1943 -- 11: World War II: the Central pacific drive, 1943-1945 -- 12: Unification struggle, Cold War, and Korea, 1945-1953 -- 13: Vietnam War, 1954-1975 -- 14: New breed, 1976-2000 -- 15: War on terror, 2001- -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index. |
| Abstract |
From the Publisher: This book combines a lively, well-researched narrative with a generous selection of illustrations, many in color, and numerous maps to provide a topically and chronologically balanced history of the U.S. Marine Corps from its inception to the present day. The combination of a wealth of art, a substantial text, and a balanced perspective make the work unique in the literature of the Corps. Many of its illustrations have never before been published or have appeared only in black and white. The history of the Marine Corps is one of the greatest military success stories of all time. The books details how and why a force that throughout the first century of its existence seldom exceeded the strength of an infantry regiment eventually attained a strength greater than that of many armies and developed what is arguably the world's most potent military mystique. Because the history of any institution is the product of the actions of the individuals who comprise it, we have included cameos of some of the individuals who made exceptional contributions to the Corps' rich heritage. |
