The United States Marines : a history
Print Book, English, 2003
Fourth edition View all formats and editions
Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Md., 2003
History
22 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 23 cm.
9781591147909, 9781557508683, 1591147905, 1557508682
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1775-1785: To serve to advantage by sea
1798-1811: To be called the Marine Corps
1812-1815: "Shall I board her, Sir?"
1816-1844: Insult to the flag reveng'd
1845-1859: To the halls of the Montezumas
1859-1865: This Negro question
1865-1898: As a separate Corps be preserved
1898-1902: Civilize em with a krag!
1899-1916: A pacific effect upon the oriental mind
1917-1918: The whole nation has reason to be proud
1917-1941: If attacked, shoot and shoot to kill
1941-1944: From shipboard to small islands
1943-1945: All organized resistance has ceased
1946-1950: A very serious and urgent matter
1950-1953: If I only had the 1st Marine Division
1952-1965: A separate service, distinct and apart
1965-1972: Battles would be fought and re-fought
1972-1975: Getting back into the amphibious business
1975-1989: As tough and ready as Marines have ever been
1990-1991: Breaching the so-called impenetrable barrier
1991-1998: A maritime nation
always was, always will be