American Spartans : the U.S. Marines : a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq Cover Image

American Spartans : the U.S. Marines : a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq / James A. Warren.

Summary:

A six-decade history of the U.S. Marines offers insight into the corps' philosophy and military practices, explaining how technology, training, and a fiercely promoted sense of loyalty have enabled Marine perseverance through several conflicts.

Record details

ISBN: 0684872846
ISBN: 9780684872841
Physical Description: viii, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Free Press : [publisher not identified], 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-362) and index.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-362) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	"The indefinable inner strength": elements of Marine Corps culture -- The supreme test: the battle of Iwo Jima -- The final struggle: Okinawa and the legacies of the Pacific War -- Transition and challenge, 1945 to 1950 -- The Korean War: from Pusan through the capture of Seoul -- The Korean War: from the Chosin reservoir to the Armistice, July 1953 -- Between two wars, 1953 to 1965 -- Tragedy in the making: the Marines in Vietnam, 1965 to 1967 -- From Tet to the fall of Saigon, 1968 to 1975 -- From Abyss to Resurrection, 1975 to 1991 -- The Gulf War to Somalia -- Two wars in a new century: Afghanistan and the war in Iraq through the seizure of Baghdad.