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From whaleboats to amphibious warfare : Lt. Gen. "Howling Mad" Smith and the U.S. marine corps / Anne Cipriano Venzon ; foreword by J. Michael Miller.
Van Pelt Library VE25.S633 V46 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Venzon, Anne Cipriano, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Smith, Holland M. (Holland McTyeire), 1882-1967.
- Smith, Holland M.
- United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Marine Corps.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 164 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1. Soldier, Not a Lawyer 1
- 2. As Far from a Courtroom as He Could Get 7
- 3. Reporting to Legends 13
- 4. Marriage and Mobilization 19
- 5. Times That Try One's Soul 23
- 6. Principle over Career 29
- 7. Hurry Up and Wait 37
- 8. More Than Just Colonial Troops 43
- 9. Precise Planning 55
- 10. The Calm before the Storm 63
- 11. Curmudgeonly Perfectionism Pays Off 75
- 12. Some Island Had to Be First 81
- 13. Battles with the Japanese, Skirmishes with the Army 93
- 14. Battle for Saipan 101
- 15. The Right Thing to Do 111
- 16. February 23, 1945 119
- 17. Final Assignments 131.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-154) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275949060
- OCLC:
- 50478461
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