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American Spartans : The U. S. Marines: A Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq by James A. Warren (2007, Mass Market)
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A six-decade history of the U.S. Marines offers insight into the corps philosophy and military practices, explaining how technology, training, and a fiercely promoted sense of loyalty have enabled Marine perseverance throughout several wartime conflicts. By the author of Making the Corps. Reprint.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPocket Books
ISBN-101416532978
ISBN-139781416532972
eBay Product ID (ePID)59642207
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Spartans : the U. S. Marines: a Combat History from Iwo Jima to Iraq
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, Military / General, Military / United States
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJames A. Warren
FormatMass Market
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Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight8.2 Oz
Item Length6.8 in
Item Width4.2 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"A vivid and compelling account that pays tribute not only to the valor of Marines in wartime but to the grit, adaptability, and shrewdness of the Marine Corps between wars."-- Andrew J. Bacevich, author ofThe New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War, "A vivid and compelling account that pays tribute not only to the valor of Marines in wartime but to the grit, adaptability, and shrewdness of the Marine Corps between wars." -- Andrew J. Bacevich, author ofThe New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
Table Of ContentIntroduction ONE "The Indefinable Inner Strength":Elements of Marine Corps Culture TWO The Supreme Test:The Battle of Iwo Jima THREE The Final Struggle:Okinawa and the Legacies of the Pacific War FOUR Transition and Challenge, 1945 to 1950 FIVE The Korean War:From Pusan Through the Capture of Seoul SIX The Korean War:From the Chosin Reservoir to the Armistice, July 1953 SEVEN Between Two Wars, 1953 to 1965 EIGHT Tragedy in the Making:The Marines in Vietnam, 1965 to 1967 NINE From Tet to the Fall of Saigon,1968 to 1975 TEN From Abyss to Resurrection,1975 to 1991 ELEVEN The Gulf War to Somalia TWELVE Two Wars in a New Century:Afghanistan and the War in Iraq Through the Seizure of Baghdad Epilogue NotesSelected BibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
SynopsisThe first Marine history in a generation shows how the few and the proud have maintained their extraordinary edge, leading America's armed forces and serving as an example for the other branches over the past six decades.
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