The Marine Corps Search for a Mission, 1880-1898
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Heirs to a storied past and glamorized as modern-day knights, the Marine Corps--the elite fighting force in America's military--in fact has not always been so highly regarded. As Jack Shulimson shows, only a century ago the Corps' identity and existence were much in question. Although the Marines were formally established by Congress in 1798 and subsequently distinguished themselves fighting on the Barbary Coast, their essential mission and...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0700606084
ISBN13:9780700606085
Release Date:December 1993
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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