The Marine Corps Search for a Mission, 1880-1898

by Jack Shulimson

Book Overview

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: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"