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Historical Dictionary of the United States Marine Corps

Author : Harry A. Gailey

Publisher : Scarecrow Press

Page : 292 pages

File Size : 26,36 MB

Release : 1998

Category : History

ISBN : 9780810834019

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Gailey (history, San Jose State U.) provides a chronology of the history of this evolving branch of the US armed forces: from its establishment in 1775 as the Continental Marines, to its 1994 mission in Haiti. The dictionary covers the "Abrams (M1 and M1A1) tank" to "Zeilin, Jacob"-- the marines' seventh commandant who escorted Commodore Perry on his 1853 Asian visits. The bibliography affords general works, official, and nonofficial publications by era. Includes insider acronyms and maps. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR





Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army

Author : Jerold E. Brown

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 682 pages

File Size : 34,39 MB

Release : 2000-12-30

Category : History

ISBN : 1567507239

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Having evolved over the past two and a quarter centuries to become the premier military force in the world, the U.S. Army has a heritage rich in history and tradition. This historical dictionary provides short, clear, authoritative entries on a broad cross section of military terms, concepts, arms and equipment, units and organizations, campaigns and battles, and people who have had a significant impact on Army. It includes over 900 entries written by some 100 scholars, providing a valuable resource for the interested reader, student, and researcher. For those interested in pursuing specific subjects further, the book provides sources at the end of each entry as well as a general bibliography. Appendixes provide a useful list of abbreviations and acronyms and a listing of ranks and grades in the U.S. Army.







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Author : United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums Division. Historical Branch

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Page : 6 pages

File Size : 16,15 MB

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Professional Military Education in the United States

Author : William E. Simons

Publisher : Greenwood

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 36,75 MB

Release : 2000-08-30

Category : History

ISBN :

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This book provides a unique resource on the educational development of the American military profession. With nearly 140 entries from 65 authors, it covers the origins and major evolutionary developments of all major institutions from the Federal service academies and ROTC programs through the Capstone program for newly appointed general and flag officers. It provides sketches of personalities who made significant contributions as well as discussions of important concepts influencing professional military curricula, contentious issues affecting program development, and significant academic practices. Most entries include a brief list of principal sources and a general bibliography is also provided. Simons introduces the historical dictionary with a comprehensive essay that locates most of the topics historically in relation to others.