Always Faithful : 250 Years of Remarkable Stories from the Collection of the National Museum of the Marine Corps / / edited by Owen Linlithgow Conner

• Pubblicazione: Quantico, Virginia : , : Marine Corps University Press, , 2024; ©2024
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 pages)
• Disciplina: 359.9/60973
• Persona (resp. second.): ConnerOwen Linlithgow
• Note generali: In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I); Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) distribution status to be determined upon publication.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric M. Smith; and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sergeant Major Carlos A. Ruiz -- Part 1. Arms and Armor. The Korean war of 1871 / by Jonathan Bernstein -- The first shots of World War I : Marines in Guam / by Jonathan Bernstein -- Ghost rifle of Makin Island / by Jonathan Bernstein -- The M60's last hurrah / by Kater Miller -- Part 2. Art and Culture. The baggage of war : a China Marine's valet bag / by Kater Miller -- Seagoing art : a Marine tradition of seabags / by Kater Miller -- The real Hollywood Marines : Tarawa Oscar / by Jennifer Castro -- Part 3. Aviation. The birth of Marine combat aviation : Talbot and Robinson / by Laurence M. Burke II -- The last stand of Captain Henry T. Elrod / by Laurence M. Burke II -- In the highest tradition : Captain Stephen Pless's UH-1E / by Laurence M. Burke II -- Part 4. Awards and Citations. A gag down under : the 1st Marine Division's George Medal / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- Front-row spectators to the start of World War II : the Soochow Creek Medal, 1937 / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- Part 5. Marines and Units. A president's Marine : Jimmy Roosevelt / by Kater Miller -- Marine life in magic China / by Jennifer Castro -- Mini Marines of China / by Jennifer Castro -- Bloody relic of Belleau Wood : Albertus Carlin / by Gretchen Winterer -- From the Halls of Montezuma : the collection of Major Levi Twiggs / by Owen Linlithgow Conner --A Marine less ordinary : the life of Major General Smedley Butler / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- The golden years of "Chesty" Puller / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- From an-Nasiriyah to Tarawa : living the motto / by Jonathan Bernstein -- Colonel Peter J. Ortiz : an OSS Marine in Europe / by Jonathan Bernstein -- The Chosin few, holding Toktong Pass : Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines / by Kater Miller -- Part 6. Uniforms, Flags, and Heraldry. Civil War commandant : leading the Corps and a country divided / by Gretchen Winterer -- One uniform, many stories : the Marines of Montford Point / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- "Barefoot Marines" : American Samoans in World War II / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- A flag's journey : from Mount Suribachi to the National Museum of the Marine Corps / by Owen Linlithgow Conner -- Wake Island flag : the fall of the Pacific Alamo / by Lawrence M. Burke II -- A photograph that touched a nation / by Gretechen Winterer -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Appendix A. Map of the National Museum of the Marine Corps -- Appendix B. A brief history of the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
• Sommario/riassunto: "This year, the Marine Corps celebrates 250 years of achievement and history. In commemoration of this event, the curators of the National Museum of the Marine Corps are dedicating a special exhibit to highlight rare and previously unseen artifacts from the museum's permanent collection. The artifacts and stories presented here are among the best documented pieces from the museum's collection. Some feature the personal tales of individual Marines, while others are more representative of significant events or relate to broader Marine Corps traditions. This exhibit is not intended to rank or rate the "top" artifacts of Marine Corps history. Rather, the purpose of the exhibit is to honor and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Corps through a single lens of the museum's collection"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Always Faithful
• ISBN: 979-89-87336-17-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910909259003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II