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American Spartans

the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq

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An edition of American Spartans (2005)

American Spartans

the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq

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This book is a six-decade history of the U.S. Marines. It 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. Because of their renowned performance in storming beaches during World War II on islands such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Okinawa, and, above all, Iwo Jima, the Marines are known as shock troops -- meaning they are highly spirited and aggressive soldiers trained to storm enemy defenses along a stretch of shoreline, secure a beachhead, and clear the way for heavier, conventional forces to follow. Yet they are a great deal more than that, too. The Marines are highly flexible and adaptable soldiers -- among the world's most versatile and spirited. - Publisher.

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Free Press
Language
English

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Subjects
History, United States, United States. Marine Corps, USA, Marinekorps, Kriegführung
Times
20th century, 21st century

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American Spartans: the U.S. Marines: a combat history from Iwo Jima to Iraq
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Table of Contents

Introduction
"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
Epilogue

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
359.9/6097309045
Library of Congress
VE23 .W38 2005

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
viii, 375 p.
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3429457M
Internet Archive
americanspartans00warr
ISBN 10
0684872846
ISBN 13
9780684872841
LCCN
2005054292
OCLC/WorldCat
61694902
Library Thing
719548
Goodreads
89290

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