Title The greatest of all leathernecks : John Archer Lejeune and the making of the modern Marine Corps / Joseph Arthur Simon.

Publication Info.

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Southington Library - Adult	359.9609 SIM	Check Shelf

Description	xvi, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Early years in Louisiana -- A naval cadet -- Junior officer years, 1890-1900 -- Building a reputation, 1900-1910 -- Expeditions and the advanced Base Force, 1910-1917 -- Lejeune, the Marine Corps, and World War I -- War Plan Orange: the Marine Corps at a crossroads, 1919-1920 -- Reinvigoration of the Marine Corps -- The development of amphibious assault, 1920-1929 -- Lejeune's legacy: the Marine Corps of the 1930s.
Subject	Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942.
	United States. Marine Corps -- Biography.
	Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942. (OCoLC)fst00038483
	United States. Marine Corps. (OCoLC)fst00528845
	Generals -- United States -- Biography.
	World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France.
	Generals. (OCoLC)fst00939841
	Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
	France. (OCoLC)fst01204289
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
Chronological Term	1914-1918
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Added Title	John Archer Lejeune and the making of the modern Marine Corps
ISBN	9780807171974 hardcover alkaline paper
	0807171972 hardcover alkaline paper
	9780807172452 electronic book
	9780807172469 electronic publication

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