Marine Corps Book of Lists: A Definitive Compendium of Marine Corps Facts, Feats, and Traditions

by Albert A. Nofi

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0938289896
• ISBN13: 9780938289890
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Marine Corps Book of Lists review

This book is good if you like Marine Corps trivia. Written several years ago, it is dated in some things, but is a fun referernce book. We bought it for our son who is a new Marine and he is enjoying quizzing his friends and learning new details. I wish there was an updated version, but this is great anyway.

I love this book!

I have had this book for years. It has never, ever gotten old. When I am bored, wired, stressed, I pick this little baby up and just flip through it. There are lists for all occasions, and it is funny without trying to be. Anybody who has ever been in the Corps, or loved the Corps from afar or way up close should own this book. You will enver memorize it all, and even for a guy like me who never seems to get around to re-reading a book I never tire of it and will cherish it for years. Seriousley, it sits beside my bed and is one of the "grab" items in case of fire. Semper Fi Mac, Ted

Fascinating

This is an interesting book filled with tons of information about the corps that could keep you occupied for hours. For marines or marine hopefuls, this complilation can provide some interesting history or bizarre information about the greatest military force in the world, that will both fascinate and entertain.

Interesting

This is an amazing book of statistics! Some poor guy locked himself in a small, windowless room with records dating up to before the founding of the Marine Corps -for who knows how long- and compiled this behemoth. It contains countless statistics, lists, and enough bizarre, useless information to keep you entertained for hours. Of course, most of this information is completely useless, but still fascinating. I would recommend it for anyone with entirely too much time on their hands.