How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918 (Transforming War)

by Heather P Venable and Heather P. Venable

Book Overview

For more than half its existence, the U.S. Marine Corps and its members largely self-identified as soldiers. In the early decades, being a Marine did not yet mean something distinct, either to Marines or to the public at large. The Corps' peculiar position resulted in a sort of identity crisis: Being neither a land-based organization like the Army nor an entirely sea-based one like the Navy, the Corps' role overlapped with both institutions. While...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682479196
• ISBN13: 9781682479193
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"