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The legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 years of making Marines and winning battles, an anthology

edited by Paul Westermeyer; art editor: Breanne Robertson
Resource Type:
Book (Print/Paper)
Publication:
Quantico, Virginia : History Division, United States Marine Corps, 2018
Distribution:
Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office

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Summary:
In the summer of 2017, the newly arrived president of Marine Corps University, Brigadier General William J. Bowers, ordered a lecture series, "The Legacy of Belleau Wood: 100 Years of Making Marines and Winning Battles." The series would include four lectures, and it was to be supported by an anthology produced by History Division, providing readings to the students on the topics each lecture would cover. The intent was to produce an anthology of lasting worth to Marines, broadly depicting keystone moments in the history of the Corps during the century following the Battle of Belleau Wood. This volume presents a collection of 36 extracts, articles, letters, orders, interviews, and biographies. The work is intended to serve as a general overview and provisional reference to inform both Marines and the general public of the broad outlines of notable trends and controversies in Marine Corps history--Provided by publisher.
Table of Contents:
  • The rise of the early modern Marine Corps and World War I / Paul Westermeyer
  • Military professionalism: the case of the U.S. Marine officer corps, 1880-1898 / Jack Shulimson
  • Teddy Roosevelt and the Corps' sea-going mission / Jack Shulimson and Graham A. Cosmas
  • Defining the duties of the United States Marine Corps / President Theodore Roosevelt
  • Marine Corps officers' physical fitness / President Theodore Roosevelt
  • A plea for a mission and doctrine / Major John H. Russell
  • Barnett letter to Oliver / Major General Commandant George Barnett
  • Authorization to enroll women Marines / Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy
  • The Great War crucible / Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons
  • Through the wheat to the beaches beyond: the lasting impact of the Battle for Belleau Wood / General Charles C. Krulak
  • Clifton Bledsoe Cates biography
  • The lessons of World War II and Korea / Paul Westermeyer
  • Value of aviation to the Marine Corps / Major Alfred A. Cunningham
  • Advanced base operations in Micronesia, FMFRP 12-46 / Major Earl H. Ellis
  • The U.S. Marine Corps, amphibious capabilities, and preparations for war with Japan / David J. Ulbrich, PhD
  • The role of marine and shore-based naval air at Guadalcanal: some lessons for today / Major Philip F. Shutler
  • Letter from Smith to Cates on Chosin Reservoir / Major General Oliver P. Smith
  • Equitatus caeli / Colonel Keith B. McCutcheon
  • The "afloat-ready battalion": the development of the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Amphibious Ready Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit, 1898-1978 / Colonel Douglas E. Nash Sr.
  • Merritt Austin Edson biography
  • The manpower renaissance / Paul Westermeyer
  • The impact of Project 100,000 on the Marine Corps / Captain David A. Dawson
  • Pathbreakers: dealing with race - the 1970s / Fred H. Allison, PhD, and Colonel Kurtis P. Wheeler
  • Truly a "new Corps" / Larry James
  • Your forever experience / Robert Church
  • Emphasis on professionalism for a new generation of Marines / General Louis H. Wilson
  • The personnel campaign issue is no longer in doubt / Lieutenant General Bernard E. Trainor
  • Frank E. Petersen Jr. biography
  • The operational and educational renaissance / Paul Westermeyer
  • General Alfred M. Gray's training and education letter
  • Warfighting, Fleet Marine Forces Manual 1 philosophy of command
  • The NCO and maneuver warfare / / Captains William H. Weber IV and David J. Furness
  • Expeditionary airfields / Major General Terrence R. Dake
  • It's not nice and neat / Lieutenant General Anthony C. Zinni
  • The Crucible: building warriors for the 21st century / General Charles C. Krulak
  • Preparing the Marine Corps for war / General Charles C. Krulak
  • Up to the challenge: women's training in today's Marine Corps / Colonel Nancy P. Anderson
  • 1st Marine Division (Rein) commanding general's message to all hands / Major General James N. Mattis
  • An open letter to the "young turks" / Lieutenant General Robert B. Neller
  • Anthony C. Zinni biography
  • Appendix. Historiography for Marines: how Marines should read and understand history / Paul Westermeyer.
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Contributors:
Westermeyer, Paul W. , editor
Robertson, Breanne , editor
Marine Corps University (U.S.) > History Division , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Other Related Resources:
Online version: Legacy of Belleau Wood (OCLC Number 1030161256)
Subjects:
United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps — History
United States
Genres:
History
General Notes:
Shipping list no.: 2018-0226-P.
Includes bibliographical references.
Physical Description:
xi, 349 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Call Numbers:
D 214.511:M 33
SuDocs Numbers:
D 214.511:M 33
ISBNs:
9780997317480 [Invalid]
9780160944123 (paperback)
0160944120 (paperback)
0997317485 [Invalid]
Other Standard Numbers:
Government Printing Office Item Number: 0386-A-14
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
2018000255
OCLC Numbers:
1019854021