Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943 - Couverture rigide

Ulbrich, David J.

 
9781591149033: Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943

Synopsis

Preparing for Victory explains how and why Commandant Thomas Holcomb successfully supervised the expansion of the Marine Corps from 18,000 officers and men in 1936 to 385,000 in 1943. Not only did Holcomb leave the Corps much larger, but he also helped establish it as the United States' premier amphibious assault force.

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À propos de l?auteur

David J. Ulbrich is a historian at the U.S. Army Engineer School at Ft. Leonard, MO. and senior instructor in Norwich University’s Masters in Military History program. He received the 2003-2004 General Lemuel Shepherd Dissertation Fellowship from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Ulbrich earned his doctorate in history at Temple University.

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9781612514109: Preparing for Victory: Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943

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ISBN 10 :  1612514103 ISBN 13 :  9781612514109
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