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George Barnett, Marine Corps Commandant : a memoir, 1877/1923 / George Barnett ; edited by Andy Barnett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Barnett, George, 1859-1930, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barnett, George, 1859-1930.
- Barnett, George.
- United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Marine Corps--History--19th century.
- Marines--United States--Biography.
- Marines.
- Generals--United States--Biography.
- Generals.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (206 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- George Barnett was the man behind the United States Marine Corps' transformation from an antiquated afterthought to a modern force with an international reputation. After a long apprenticeship as a junior officer, Barnett emerged as a pioneer of amphibious warfare. Leading the experimental Advanced Base Force Brigade at Culebra in 1914, he secured the Corps' survival by establishing its new, amphibious mission. Appointed Commandant the same year, Barnett organized the Corps for service in Europe, agitated for its expansion and overcame opposition from the Army and Navy. Without him, the Marine
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Chronology; I-A Western Boyhood; II-A Young Man at Annapolis; III-Cadet Cr uise-Af rica; IV-Cadet Cruise-South America; V- Graduation and the Marine Corps; VI-Sitka; VII-Aboard the USS Iroquois; VIII-Stevenson and Samoa; IX-The Columbia Exposition of 1893; X-The USS New Orle an s and the Sp anish- Ame ric an Wa r; XI-Seeing the World on the USS Chicago; XII-The Philippines and the Asiatic Fleet; XIII-Marriage and Honeymoon in Peking; XIV-T he Pe king Legation Guard; XV-Philadelphia, the Advanced Base Force and Culebra; XVI-Appointment as Commandant
- XVII-The Great WarXVIII- Post- War D emobilization; XIX-Dismissal of Commandant Barnett; vii XX-The Haitian Affair; XXI-Major General Barnett; XXII-San Francisco, 1920-1923 and Retirement; Epilogue; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-1920-4
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