Underdogs : the Making of the Modern Marine Corps /

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"The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Connell, Aaron B., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
USA > Marine Corps
1900-1999
Sociology, Military > United States > History > 20th century.
Sociologie militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Sociology, Military.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A harsh and spiritual unity
  • The privates' war and the homefront in the 1940s
  • The politicians and the guerrillas
  • Forgetting Korea
  • First to fight in the 1950s
  • Rise of the amphibious force-in-readiness
  • Conclusion: Marine Corps culture since 1965.

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