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The greatest of all leathernecks : John Archer Lejeune and the making of the modern Marine Corps / Joseph Arthur Simon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simon, Joseph Arthur, 1939- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942.
- Lejeune, John Archer.
- United States. Marine Corps--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Marine Corps.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Military campaigns.
- France.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- John Archer Lejeune and the making of the modern Marine Corps
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780807171974
- 0807171972
- OCLC:
- 1091237299
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