LeJeune

A Marine's Life, 1867-1942
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-55750-063-2
Verlag: Naval Institute Press

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 424 g

This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps succeeds in converting John A. Lejeune from a near mythical figure in corps history to a flesh and blood officer who helped build the service from a small appendage of the U.S. Navy to an important arm of naval warfare. <br><br>Commandant from 1920 to 1929, when he retired from military service to become president of Virginia Military Institute, Major General Lejeune is regarded by many as the man most responsible for the establishment of the modern Marine Corps. In capturing the life and times of this visionary leader who directed the corps toward major amphibious operations, Merrill Bartlett provides vivid insight into the political and military giants of the era and shows Lejeune to be an adroit player of Washington politics and a shrewd manipulator who marshalled the energies and loyalties of his senior officers to accomplish his vision.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bartlett, Merrill L.

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Merrill L. Bartlett</strong>, a retired Marine officer with service in Vietnam and the Fleet Marine Force, is the author of <em>Lejeune: A Marine's Life</em> and editor of <em>Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare</em>. <br><strong>Jack Sweetman</strong> was Professor of History at the Naval Academy and is Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was winner of the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement, has written many books, including <em>American Naval History and Great American Naval Battles</em>.