USMC

by Jon T. Hoffman

Book Overview

Published in conjunction with the Marine Corps Association, this is the definitive chronology of the 225-year-old elite fighting force. Building on official Marine Corps chronologies, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883631113
• ISBN13: 9780883631119
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Universe Publishing(NY)
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 9.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 10.0" x 13.5"

Customer Reviews

Nice!

I loved it. USMC is the ultimate Marine coffee table book for Marines, Marine Corps historians, and Marine Corps buffs. It can be used as a tool to settle arguments or--when the recalcitrant refuse to be convinced--as a formidable weapon!

More a coffe table reference

Don't buy this book expecting the definitive history of the United States Marine corps. Think of it more as reference book. Every single significant event that a date can be attributed to is listed, in that sense the book is great. But it does not give the reader a true sense of "Esprit de Corps"