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The Marine Corps' Search for a Mission, 1880-1898 (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Jack Shulimson
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Description for The Marine Corps' Search for a Mission, 1880-1898 (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
Hardcover. The Marine Corps' mission and identity remained unclear throughout the 19th century. This book argues that their inextricable ties to the Navy both hampered and aided their attempt to define their own special jurisdiction and professional identity. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 617.
The Marine Corps - the elite fighting force in America's military - has not always been highly regarded. As Jacki Shulimson shows, only a century ago the Corps' identity and existence were much in question. Although the Marines were formally established by Congress in 1798 and subsequently distinguished themselves fighting on the Barbary Coast, their essential mission and identity remained unclear throughout most of the 19th century. But amid the cross-currents of industrialisation, technological change, professionalisation and reform that emerged in ""Gilded Age America"", the Corps underwent a gradual transformation that ultimately secured its significant and enduring military role. In ... Read more
The Marine Corps - the elite fighting force in America's military - has not always been highly regarded. As Jacki Shulimson shows, only a century ago the Corps' identity and existence were much in question. Although the Marines were formally established by Congress in 1798 and subsequently distinguished themselves fighting on the Barbary Coast, their essential mission and identity remained unclear throughout most of the 19th century. But amid the cross-currents of industrialisation, technological change, professionalisation and reform that emerged in ""Gilded Age America"", the Corps underwent a gradual transformation that ultimately secured its significant and enduring military role. In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700606085
SKU
V9780700606085
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