MILLETT : Semper fidelis (fülszöveg)
From its origins in the days of fighting sail, the story of the United States Marine Corps has been one of gallant men and battles that will live forever in history: Tripoli, Bladensburg, Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Khesanh.
In this latest contribution to The Macmillan Wars of the United States series, Dr. Allan R. Millett presents a comprehensive account of the Marines from the American Revolution through Vietnam and its aftermath. He evaluates the influence of American military politics on the Marine Corps' history, and examines the influence of civilian and military leaders, rivalries within the corps and with other branches of the armed services, training, tactical doctrine, technological developments, recruiting policies, and organization.
Millett's combination of organizational and operational history describes the methods of military institutional survival and adaptation in both peace and war. Based on careful examination of primary source material and illustrated with maps and photographs, Semper Fidelis traces the evolution of the Marines from their beginning as soldiers at sea during the American Revolution, through their service as a colonial infantry in the early twentieth century, to an amphibious assault force through World War II, and, finally, as this nation's principal "force in readiness" of integrated ground and air combat units.
Faithful to the "Marine Tradition," but not captive to it, Semper Fidelis tells the dramatic story of a service that has never surrendered a major function or had one stripped from it.
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