The United States Marine Corps is America's best-known military unit, and perhaps the most famous in the world. It is the nation's oldest unit, as far as recognition by Congress goes, and has been almost continually engaged in active operations for all its existence, when other branches of service were on peacetime status.Such a long and varied service, and the type of personnel required for such an elite unit, have produced a trove of lore and legendary unparalleled in the world. Albert A. Nofi, the leading force behind Combined Books' acclaimed Civil War Book of Lists, has taken on the task of producing a definitive compendium of Marine Corps facts and statistics.The Corps' long history is well-represented, with such lists as Greatest Battles, Medal of Honor Winners, Commandants, Marines in American Wars, Greatest Foes, Foreign Marine Corps, Confederate Marines, Marines in Congress, Marines in Space, and numerous others. A sharp focus is maintained on the present as well, since the book is also intended for those currently involved with the military. Current Marine units, bases, schools, orders of dress, traditions and specialized vocabulary are given complete coverage.United States Marine Corps Book of Lists will prove to be of equal interest to military history buffs and those currently involved in military affairs.Albert A. Nofi has a Ph.D. in Military History from the City University of New York and was associate editor for many years of the ground-breaking military journal Strategy and Tactics. He was a founder of wargaming, the conflict simulation system used both by hobbyists and military planners. Dr. Nofi has written numerous books and articles on military history and was a news media military commentator during the Persian Gulf War. He is also the author of The Gettysburg Campaign and The Waterloo Campaign.
Marines have been a lot of places, and done a lot of things... and we have drawers full of t-shirts to prove it. Read about serious issues like the Stolen Valor Act and repeal of DADT, laugh at the "MRE Dinner Date" and "Captain China," and feel the pride of being a Marine throughout. This is the fifth installment in the "Swift, Silent & Surrounded" series, and if you enjoyed the first four, you already know you'll want to read this one too!
Marine general Victor "Brute" Krulak offers here a riveting insiders's chronicle of U.S. Marines - their fights on the battlefield and off, and their extraordinary esprit de corps. He not only takes a close look at the Marine experience during World War II, Korea, and Vietnam - wars in which Krulak was himself a participant - but also examines the foundation on which the Corps is built. In doing so, he helps answer the question of what it means to be a Marine and how the Corps has maintained such a consistently outstanding reputation.
Suitable for mounting on a wall, or on a mat board in a frame, or any other flat and smooth surface. Or, simply set it onto a wire stand for display on a desk or fireplace mantle.
Uniformed Scrapbooks of America 12x12 Album Military Uniform Cover Marine Desert
Book has a stiff cloth cover with square corners and stitched binding. Contains white sulfite writing paper.
Opens at the side; without index. Pages are ruled and not numbered
Since 1775 Americans have counted on the Marine Corps to make warriors capable of winning the nation's battles. It's a sacred trust America has in its Marines. To keep this trust and to preserve the proud history and rich traditions of the Corps, great emphasis is placed on recruiting and training the finest young men and women the country has to offer. Upon accepting the challenge of recruit training, the transformation begins. Every recruit will undergo the most intense physical and mental test of their lives. Along the way they're imbued with the Corps' ethos and core values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment. Witness for yourself the week by week training that forges raw recruits into battle ready Marines. See why these young men and women emerge from their intense training possessing an enormous pride and confidence in their Country, their Corps and themselves. The esprit de corps deeply embedded in their hearts and souls radiates from the eagle, globe and anchor adorning their uniforms. They worke hard for the title. They earned it. They are forever known as United States Marines.
Winner Major Norman Hatch Award (Best-Mini-Documentary Marine Corps Heritage Foundation).
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