The Simmons, Edwin H. 1921-2007 creator Moskin, J. Robert. Moskin, J. Robert text bibliography vau 2012 2012 edition. monographic eng spa

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359 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 37 cm. A comprehensive word-and-picture history of the United States Marine Corps. The Corps is a relatively small service but has truly fought from the shores of Tripoli to the halls of the Montezumas. Chronology of the U.S. Marine Corps / J. Robert Moskin -- The Marine Corps experience / Gen. Carl E. Mundy, Jr. -- Since 1775 / Brigadier Gen. Edwin H. Simmons -- The Iwo Jima flag raising and the monument / Lt. Col. Jon T. Hoffman -- Parade blue, battle greet / Lt. Col. Charles H. Cureton -- Muskets to missiles / Col. Brooke Nihart -- The vital link: from ship to shore / Col. Joseph H. Alexander -- Corsair, cobras, and phantoms / Lt. Col. Ronald J. Brown -- The president's own / Col. John R. Bourgeois -- The commandants / Simmons -- The Sergeants major of the Marine Corps / Capt. John C. Chapin -- Marines in the movies / Lawrence H. Suid -- The Corps today / Col. John Grider Miller -- A Corps for the 21st Century / Gen. Charles C. Krulak. Edwin Howard Simmons, editor-in-chief ; J. Robert Moskin, editor. Includes bibliographical references (page 356) and index. n-us--- United States. Marine Corps History Infantería de Marina Historia Estados Unidos Cuerpos de Marina Estados Unidos VE 23 S592m 2012 359.9/6/0973 9780883633656 DLC 121212 20230411090724.0 eng