Lejeune : A Marine's Life, 1867-1942

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bartlett, Merrill L.

Series:

Bluejacket Bks.

Bluejacket books Lejeune

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--United States--Biography.

Woprld War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.

World War, 1914-1918--France--Campaigns.

United States. Marine Corps--Biography.

Lejeune, John Archer, 1867-1942.

Local Subjects:

Generals--United States--Biography.

Woprld War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Lejeune

Place of Publication:

Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps succeeds in converting John A. Lejeune from a near mythical figure in corps history to a flesh and blood officer who helped build the service from a small appendage of the U.S. Navy to an important arm of naval warfare.Commandant from 1920 to 1929, when he retired from military service to become president of Virginia Military Institute, Major General Lejeune is regarded by many as the man most responsible for the establishment of the modern Marine Corps. In capturing the life and

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Foreword to the Bluejacket Books Edition; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chronology of the Life of John Archer LeJeune; Introduction; 1. Growing Up, 1867-1890; 2. At Sea and Ashore, 1890-1914; 3. World War One: Washington St. Mihiel, Blanc Mont, 1914-1918; 4. Meuse-Argonne and Occupation Duty in Germany, 1918-1919; 5. The Quest for the Commandancy, 1919-1920; 6. The Commandancy, 1920-1929; 7. The VMI Years and Final Roll Call, 1929-1942; 8. The Legacy of John Archer LeJeune; Notes on Sources; Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781612512488

1612512488

OCLC:

817874247