The Marine Corps and the State Department: Enduring Partners in United States Foreign Policy, 1798-2007

by Leo J. Daugherty III

This work is a complete history of the partnership between the Department of State and the United States Marine Corps. From its formation in 1775, the Corps developed a close working relationship with the diplomatic service of the Continental Congress and later, in 1798, with the newly created United States Department of State. The Marines accompanied U.S. diplomats to France in 1778 and worked closely with the State Department during the Barbary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786437960
• ISBN13: 9780786437962
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher