The U.S. Marine Corps : an illustrated history /
United States Marine Corps
Merrill L. Bartlett & Jack Sweetman.
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2001.
- xiv, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-302) and index.
Marines through the ages The Continental Marines, 1775-1783 The early years, 1798-1820 The era of Archibald Henderson, 1820-1859 Marines in blue and gray, 1859-1865 At sea in the gilded age, 1865-1898 Colonial infantry, 1898-1917 Over there, 1917-1918 Between the wars, 1919-1941 World War Two: the South Pacific campaign, 1942-1943 World War Two: The central Pacific drive, 1943-1945 The unification struggle and Korea, 1945-1953 The Vietnam war, 1954-1975 The new breed, 1976-2000
The proud and the few come to life in words and images in this new history of the U.S. Marines Corps, based on extensive research and more than 200 illustrations.