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United States Marines : A History by Estate of Edwin Howard Simmons (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNaval Institute Press
ISBN-101557508682
ISBN-139781557508683
eBay Product ID (ePID)2331093
Product Key Features
Edition4
Book TitleUnited States Marines : a History
Number of Pages404 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / United States
Publication Year2002
FeaturesRevised
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorEstate of Edwin Howard Simmons
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2002-013531
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal359.9/6/0973
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisSince 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's 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., The fourth edition of Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons's history of the US Marine Corps has been updated and revised. It reflects the latest scholarship on events reaching back to the Corps's beginnings in November 1775, when the Second Continental Congress authorised two battalions of American Marines, to 2001. It includes material on the tumultuous events of the last quarter-century in Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Bangladesh, Somalia, and Haiti., This edition brings Simmons' popular history up to date with new chapters on Lebanon, Grenada, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, and Haiti.
LC Classification NumberVE23.S55 2002
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