Leathernecks - An Illustrated History of the United States Marine Corps

Combines a lively, well-researched narrative with a generous selection of illustrations, many in colour, and numerous maps to provide a topically and chronologically balanced history of the US Marine Corps from its inception to the present day.

About the author

Merrill L. Bartlett served as an officer in the Marine Corps for twenty years, with final assignment at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he earned three awards for excellence in teaching history. He is the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of seven books on naval history, and he has published more than a hundred essays, encyclopedia entries, forewords to books, and book reviews. He lives on Vashon Island, WA.

Jack Sweetman is the author, coauthor, translator, editor or coeditor of ten books and many shorter pieces in the field of naval and military history. He served as a company commander in the U.S. Army and was a Ford Fellow at Emory University, where he earned his Ph. D. For many years contributing editor of Naval History magazine, he is a recipient of the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He lives in Orlando, FL.

Summary

Combines a lively, well-researched narrative with a generous selection of illustrations, many in colour, and numerous maps to provide a topically and chronologically balanced history of the US Marine Corps from its inception to the present day.

Product details

• Authors: Blythe Bartlett, Estate Of Blythe Bartlett, Merrill L. Bartlett, Estate Of Jack Sweetman, Jack Sweetman, Col. John W. Ripley USMC
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781591145967
• ISBN: 978-1-59114-596-7
• No. of pages: 504
• Dimensions: 211 mm x 277 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 1678 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Militärtechnik, Amerika, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / United States, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Pictorial