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Leathernecks : an illustrated history of the U.S. Marine Corps / by Bartlett, Merrill L.; Sweetman, Jack,1940-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-449) and index.
Subjects: United States. Marine Corps;
© c2008., Naval Institute Press,
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Marines : an illustrated history : the US Marine Corps from 1775 to the twenty-first century / by Hearn, Chester G.; Camp, Richard D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-220) and index.Birth of the Corps 1775-1815 -- A century of development 1814-1898 -- The challenging years 1898-1940 -- Crisis in the Pacific 1941-1943 -- Island-hopping in the Pacific 1943-1945 -- Cold War: Korea 1945-1960 -- Cold War: Vietnam 1961-2006 -- Moving toward the future -- Sustaining the force in the twenty-first century.
Subjects: United States. Marine Corps;
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Underdogs : the making of the modern Marine Corps / by O'Connell, Aaron B.,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A harsh and spiritual unity -- The privates' war and the homefront in the 1940s -- The politicians and the guerrillas -- Forgetting Korea -- First to fight in the 1950s -- Rise of the amphibious force-in-readiness -- Conclusion : Marine Corps culture since 1965."The Marine Corps has always considered itself a breed apart. Since 1775, America's smallest armed service has been suspicious of outsiders and deeply loyal to its traditions. Marines believe in nothing more strongly than the Corps' uniqueness and superiority, and this undying faith in its own exceptionalism is what has made the Marines one of the sharpest, swiftest tools of American military power. Along with unapologetic self-promotion, a strong sense of identity has enabled the Corps to exert a powerful influence on American politics and culture. Aaron O'Connell focuses on the period from World War II to Vietnam, when the Marine Corps transformed itself from America's least respected to its most elite armed force."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: United States. Marine Corps; United States. Marine Corps; Sociology, Military;
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Fight like a girl : the truth behind how female Marines are trained / by Germano, Kate,1973-; Kennedy, Kelly,1970-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Tears and cupcakes -- The firing squad -- Not smart enough to be a sailor -- Data geek -- The rest of the story -- Esprit de cult -- Fourth dimension -- Iron ladies -- Great expectations -- Separate but not equal -- Corsets kill careers -- Moving targets -- Pizza boxes -- Preaching integration -- Shoot like a girl -- Train like a girl -- Mean girls and mobbing -- When there's no one left to blame -- Fisticuffs -- While the cat is away -- Thumpin' third -- Good news travels fast -- Like a (bad) boss -- Climate change -- The rapist is always wrong -- Worst of the worst -- General relativity -- Kill the messenger -- Leaked like a sieve -- Command performance -- Equal opportunist -- Fifth dimension: a lifetime of devotion.The Marine Corps continues to be the only service where men and women train separately in boot camp or basic training. This segregation negatively affects interaction with male marines later on, and, lower expectations of female recruits are actively maintained and encouraged. But Lieutenant Colonel Kate Germano arrived at the Fourth Recruit Training Battalion at Parris Island--which exclusively trains female recruits--convinced that if she expected more of the women just coming into Corps, she could raise historically low standards for female performance and make women better Marines. And, after one year, shooting qualifications of the women under her command equaled those of men, injuries had decreased, and unit morale had noticeably improved. Then the Marines fired her. This is the story of Germano's struggle to achieve equality of performance and opportunity for female Marines against an entrenched male-dominated status quo. It is also a universal tale of the effects of systemic gender bias. Germano charges that the men above her in the chain of command were too invested in perpetuating the subordinate role of women in the Corps to allow her to prove that the female Marine can be equal to her male counterpart. She notes that the Marine Corps' $35-million gender-integration study, which shows that all-male squads perform at a higher level than mixed male-female squads, flies in the face of the results she demonstrated with the all-female Fourth Battalion and raises questions about the Marine Corps' willingness to let women succeed. At a time when women are fighting sexism and systemic bias in many sectors of society, Germano's experience has wide-ranging implications and lessons--not just for the military but also for corporate America, the labor force, education, and government.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Germano, Kate, 1973-; United States. Marine Corps; United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 11th. Battalion, 4th; United States. Marine Corps; United States. Marine Corps; Women marines; Women and the military; Sexism;
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Given up for dead : America's heroic stand at Wake Island / by Sloan, Bill,1935-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-399) and index.
Subjects: Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941.; United States. Marine Corps;
© 2004, c2003., Bantam Books,
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Dust to dust : a memoir / by Busch, Benjamin,1912-1989.;
Arms -- Water -- Metal -- Soil -- Bone -- Wood -- Stone -- Blood -- Ash.A U.S. Marine who served two combat tours in Iraq, an actor on "The Wire," and son of novelist Frederick Busch reflects on his childhood in rural New York, his experiences as a Marine, and the nature of mortality.
Subjects: Busch, Benjamin, 1912-1989.; Iraq War, 2003-2011; United States. Marine Corps; Actors; Television actors and actresses; Iraq War, 2003-2011;
© 2013., Ecco ; Publishers Group UK [distributor],
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Flags of our fathers / by Bradley, James,1954-; Powers, Ron.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-366) and index.
Subjects: Iwo Jima, Battle of, 1945; Bradley, John Henry, 1923-1994.; Photographs; Rosenthal, Joe, 1911-; World War, 1939-1945; Marines; United States. Marine Corps;
© 2000., Bantam Books,
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Guadalcanal diary / by Tregaskis, Richard,1916-1973.;
Approach -- Landing -- Contact -- Expedition to Matanikau -- Tenaru Front -- Bombardment -- Battle of the ridge -- Bomber to Bougainville.Offers an eyewitness account of the U.S. Marines' struggle to regain control of Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands from the Japanese.
Subjects: Tregaskis, Richard, 1916-1973; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Marine Corps; United States. Marine Corps; Marines; Tregaskis, Richard.; World War, 1939-1945; Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands), Battle of, 1942-1943.;
© 2000., Modern Library,
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Sergeant Rex : the unbreakable bond between a Marine and his military working dog / by Dowling, Mike C.,1979-;
Tells the inspiring story of Sergeant Mike Dowling and his bomb-snifing dog, Rex, as they navigated the always-dangerous Triangle of Death region in Iraq in 2004.
Subjects: Dowling, Mike C., 1979-; Iraq War, 2003-; Detector dogs; German shepherd dog; Improvised explosive devices; United States. Marine Corps. Marines, 2nd. Battalion, 2nd; Marines; Dogs; Iraq War, 2003-;
© 2011., Atria Books,
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Flags of our fathers [videorecording] / by Phillippe, Ryan,1974-act; Bradford, Jesse.act; Beach, Adam,1972-act; Hickey, John Benjamin.act; Pepper, Barry,1970-act; Eastwood, Clint,1930-prodrtcmp; Lorenz, Robert(Robert B.)pro; Spielberg, Steven,1946-pro; Broyles, William,Jr.,1944-aus; Haggis, Paul.aus; Bradley, James,1954-Flags of our fathers.; Powers, Ron.Flags of our fathers.; Dreamworks Pictures.; Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ); Malpaso (Company); Amblin Entertainment (Firm); DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm);
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo (French).Ryan Phillippe, Jesse Bradford, Adam Beach, John Benjamin Hickey, Barry Pepper, Jamie Bell, Paul Walker, Joseph Cross, Benjamin Walker, Tom McCarthy, George Grizzard, Harve Presnell, George Hearn, Len Cariou.Director of photography, Tom Stern ; editor, Joel Cox ; original music, Clint Eastwood ; costume designer, Deborah Hopper ; production designer, Henry Bumstead ; special effects supervisor, Steve Riley ; visual effects supervisor, Michael Owens.MPAA rating: R; for scenes of graphic war violence & carnage and for language.CHV rating: 14A; for gory scenes, violence, coarse language.The story of the five Marines and one Navy corpsman that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima. When Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the event becomes a symbol of hope for the families at home, the three surviving men are pulled from combat and sent on a tour across America to raise desperately-needed bond money. It is a trip that brings out the truths of both that symbolic act, and their lives during war.There were no cheering crowds to see Mike, Harlon, Ira, Doc, Rene and Franklin off as they departed Camp Tarawa. To maintain military secrecy they journeyed in the dead of night. Their destination was island X. That was all they knew. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrads, the American Marines battled to the island's highest peak. And there they raised a flag. Here is the true story behind perhaps the most famous moment in American military history--the raising of the U.S. flag on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945--and the immortal photograph that lifted the heart and spirit of a nation at war. James Bradley is the son of John "Doc" Bradley, one of the six flag raisers. In the course of writing "Flags of Our Fathers," James Bradley conducted more than 300 interviews with World War II veterans and their families." --Cover Video for American Cinema Class.Satellite Awards, 2006: Best art direction & Production design ; Best cinematography ; Best director (Clint Eastwood).
Subjects: Feature films.; War films.; Historical films.; Adventure films.; Feature films.; War films.; Historical films.; Action and adventure films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Bradley, James, 1954-; Powers, Ron; Bradley, John, 1923-1994; Hayes, Ira, 1923-1955; Gagnon, Rene, 1925-1979; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945; United States. Marine Corps; Marines; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Navy; World War, 1939-1945; Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945; Flag raising and lowering; Photographs; War photography; United States. Marine Corps; United States. Navy;
© [2007], Dreamworks Home Entertainment,
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