Simmons, Edwin H., 1921-2007

The Marines / Edwin Howard Simmons, editor-in-chief ; J. Robert Moskin, editor. - 2012 edition. - 359 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 37 cm. - Marine Corps Heritage Foundation beaux arts editions .

Includes bibliographical references (page 356) and index.

Chronology of the U.S. Marine Corps / J. Robert Moskin --
The Marine Corps experience / Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr. --
Since 1775 / Brigadier Gen. Edwin H. Simmons --
The Iwo Jima flag raising and the monument / Lt. Col. Jon T. Hoffman --
Parade blue, battle greet / Lt. Col. Charles H. Cureton --
Muskets to missiles / Col. Brooke Nihart --
The vital link: from ship to shore / Col. Joseph H. Alexander --
Corsair, cobras, and phantoms / Lt. Col. Ronald J. Brown --
The president's own / Col. John R. Bourgeois --
The commandants / Simmons --
The Sergeants major of the Marine Corps / Capt. John C. Chapin --
Marines in the movies / Lawrence H. Suid --
The Corps today / Col. John Grider Miller --
A Corps for the 21st Century / Gen. Charles C. Krulak.

A comprehensive word-and-picture history of the United States Marine Corps. The Corps is a relatively small service but has truly fought from the shores of Tripoli to the halls of the Montezumas.

9780883633656


United States. Marine Corps --History.


Infanterķa de Marina --Historia--Estados Unidos
Cuerpos de Marina--Estados Unidos

VE 23 / S592m 2012

359.9/6/0973