How the few became the proud : crafting the Marine Corps mystique, 1874-1918 /
"For more than half of its existence, members of the Marine Corps largely self-identified as soldiers. It did not yet mean something distinct to be a Marine, either to themselves or to the public at large. As neither a land-based organization like the Army nor an entirely sea-based one like the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Annapolis, Maryland :
Naval Institute Press,
[2019]
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| Series: | Transforming war.
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| Summary: | "For more than half of its existence, members of the Marine Corps largely self-identified as soldiers. It did not yet mean something distinct to be a Marine, either to themselves or to the public at large. As neither a land-based organization like the Army nor an entirely sea-based one like the Navy, the Corps' missions overlapped with both institutions. This work argues that the Marine Corps could not and would not settle on a mission, and therefore it turned to an image to ensure its institutional survival." |
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| Physical Description: | x, 334 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781682474686 1682474682 |