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Author |
: Andrew Anthony Bufalo |
Publisher |
: All American Books |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 2010-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0981700764 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780981700762 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hollywood Marines by : Andrew Anthony Bufalo
What do actor Steve McQueen, country singer George Jones, rapper Shaggy, boxer Ken Norton, "shock jock" Don Imus, TV host Montel Williams, author Robert Ludlum, and golfer Lee Trevino have in common? They are all Marines."Hollywood Marines" contains profiles and photos of 112 celebrities who served in the Marine Corps.
Author |
: Aaron B. O'Connell |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 398 |
Release |
: 2012-10-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674067448 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674067444 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Underdogs by : Aaron B. O'Connell
The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America’s smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps’ uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong sense of identity has enabled the Corps to exert a powerful influence on American politics and culture. Aaron O’Connell focuses on the period from World War II to Vietnam, when the Marine Corps transformed itself from America’s least respected to its most elite armed force. He describes how the distinctive Marine culture played a role in this ascendancy. Venerating sacrifice and suffering, privileging the collective over the individual, Corps culture was saturated with romantic and religious overtones that had enormous marketing potential in a postwar America energized by new global responsibilities. Capitalizing on this, the Marines curried the favor of the nation’s best reporters, befriended publishers, courted Hollywood and Congress, and built a public relations infrastructure that would eventually brand it as the most prestigious military service in America. But the Corps’ triumphs did not come without costs, and O’Connell writes of those, too, including a culture of violence that sometimes spread beyond the battlefield. And as he considers how the Corps’ interventions in American politics have ushered in a more militarized approach to national security, O’Connell questions its sustainability.
Author |
: Lou Giaffo |
Publisher |
: Dorrance Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 294 |
Release |
: 2013-05-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781434933997 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1434933997 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Gooch's Marines by : Lou Giaffo
GOOCH¿S MARINES is a complete history of the United States Marine Corps, starting some forty years before the American Revolution, with a special regimental unit commissioned by colonial Governor William Gooch, under orders of King George II, to serve with the British Royal Marines, under the command of Lawrence Washington (elder half-brother of George Washington), in a campaign against the Spanish in the West Indies. Although they were formed in 1775, a year before the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they were not officially designated as U.S. Marines until commissioned by the Continental Congress and served as Continental U.S. Marines during the American Revolutionary War. The rest is history, as they established their military tradition, warriors generally conceded by military historians as second to none. It can also be said of U.S. Marine Corps that they were essentially the first U.S. Special Forces, selected originally for special assignments. They have prevailed in all of their military campaigns, despite the cost they¿ve had to pay in blood. The Marines proudly attribute this tradition to their superior command structure, starting with raw recruits in boot camp, along with its officer corps coming out of the U.S. Naval Academy, and ROTC college campuses. Some are selected from its enlisted ranks for U.S. Marine Corps Officer Training School, while others, who display leadership and courage under fire, are given battlefield commissions. About the Author: Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Lou Giaffo¿s life can be summed up in three words: art, teaching and writing. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, Lou attended art school for three years. He then headed to New York City to pursue his career as a commercial artist. Lou enrolled in the local community college, Queensborough Community College for his associate¿s degree. He then went on to Queen¿s College, for his bachelor¿s degree, and then his mater¿s degree in education at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, while working full-time as an art specialist. Lou considers his greatest accomplishment to be his son, Jason Lou Giaffo.
Author |
: Carol Wolper |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2012-07-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781451657227 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1451657226 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Anne of Hollywood by : Carol Wolper
Skirts may be shorter now, and messages sent by iPhone, but passion, intrigue, and a lust for power don't change. Wily, intelligent, and seductive, with a dark beauty that stands out among the curvy California beach blonds, Anne attracts the attention of Henry Tudor, the handsome corporate mogul who reigns in Hollywood. Every starlet, socialite, and shark wants a piece of Henry, but he only wants Anne. The question is: can she keep him? Welcome to a privileged world where hidden motives abound, everyone has something to sell, and safe havens don't exist.
Author |
: Emma Bernay |
Publisher |
: Capstone Classroom |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780756546373 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0756546370 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Today's U.S. Marines by : Emma Bernay
Marines are expected to be in constant state of preparedness, ready to fight abroad.
Author |
: Jeter A. Isely |
Publisher |
: Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 956 |
Release |
: 2016-08-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781787200951 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1787200957 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis The U.S. Marines And Amphibious War by : Jeter A. Isely
“Not only a just appraisal of the campaigns waged by Marines in World War II; it is a documentation of the Marine struggle to prove the feasibility of amphibious warfare....Relentlessly accurate and impartial.”—N.Y. Times Originally published in 1951, this book is a widely regarded classic on US Marine amphibious doctrine and operations employed in the Pacific during the Second World War. The authors describe in detail the development of the theoretical aspects of amphibious assault in the inter-war period, but devote the vast majority of the narrative to the various landings and their core strategies, using Japanese documents “to sketch in the background of military decisions made by the enemy.” A must for those who wish to understand the American war against Japan.
Author |
: Edwin Howard Simmons |
Publisher |
: Hugh Lauter Levin Assc |
Total Pages |
: 359 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0883631989 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780883631980 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Marines by : Edwin Howard Simmons
A history of the United States Marine Corps describes its formation in 1775, advances in equipment and techniques, participation in battles, social changes within the organization, and its depiction in popular culture
Author |
: Kyle Longley |
Publisher |
: University Press of Kansas |
Total Pages |
: 368 |
Release |
: 2015-06-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780700621101 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0700621105 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Morenci Marines by : Kyle Longley
In 1966, nine young men left the Arizona desert mining camp of Morenci to serve their country in the far-flung jungles of Vietnam, in danger zones from Hue to Khe Sanh. Ultimately, only three survived. Each battled survivor’s guilt, difficult re-entries into civilian life, and traumas from personally experiencing war—and losing close friends along the way. Such stories recurred throughout America, but the Morenci Marines stood out. ABC News and Time magazine recounted their moving tale during the war, and, in 2007, the Arizona Republic selected the “Morenci Nine” as the most important veterans’ story in state history. Returning to the soldiers’ Morenci roots, Kyle Longley’s account presents their story as unique by setting and circumstance, yet typical of the sacrifices borne by small towns all across America. His narrative spotlights a generation of young people who joined the military during the tumultuous 1960s and informs a later generation of the hard choices made, many with long-term consequences. The story of the Morenci Marines also reflects that of their hometown: a company town dominated by the Phelps Dodge Mining Corporation, where the company controlled lives and the labor strife was legendary. The town’s patriotic citizens saw Vietnam as a just cause, moving Clive Garcia’s mother to say, “He died for this cause of freedom.” Yet while their sons fought and sent home their paychecks, Phelps Dodge sought to destroy the union that kept families afloat, pushing the government to end a strike that it said undermined the war effort. Morenci was also a place where cultures intermingled, and the nine friends included three Mexican Americans and one Native American. Longley reveals how their backgrounds affected their decisions to join and also helped the survivors cope, with Mike Cranford racing his Harley on back roads at high speeds while Joe Sorrelman tried to deal with demons of war through Navajo rituals. Drawing on personal interviews and correspondence that sheds new light on the Morenci Nine, Longley has written a book as much about loss, grief, and guilt as about the battlefield. It makes compelling reading for anyone who lived in that era—and for anyone still seeing family members go off to fight in controversial wars.
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Publisher |
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Total Pages |
: 340 |
Release |
: 1986 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000097126167 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Author |
: Gordon L. Rottman |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 117 |
Release |
: 2012-09-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782004691 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782004696 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis US Marine Rifleman 1939–45 by : Gordon L. Rottman
The Marine Corps began World War II with less than 66,000 officers and men. Yet despite suffering 10 per cent of the overall American casualties, the Marines were able to build on their proud traditions and history to transform a small branch of service into a premier combined arms amphibious assault force. Regardless of its expansion by 750 percent, the Corps was able to maintain its sense of tradition, instill that into thousands of new Marines, and create an elite arm of service. In this book, Gordon Rottman, follows a Marine Corps rifleman through his draft, training and participation in assaults such as: Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands, and Iwo Jima.