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Total Pages : 13 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Major General John Archer Lejeune written by and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joseph Arthur Simon
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807172456
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Greatest of All Leathernecks written by Joseph Arthur Simon and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Arthur Simon’s The Greatest of All Leathernecks is the first comprehensive biography of John Archer Lejeune (1867–1942), a Louisiana native and the most innovative and influential leader of the United States Marine Corps in the twentieth century. As commandant of the Marine Corps from 1920 to 1929, Lejeune reorganized, revitalized, and modernized the force by developing its new and permanent mission of amphibious assault. Before that transformation, the corps was a constabulary infantry force used mainly to protect American business interests in the Caribbean, a mission that did not place it as a significant contributor to the United States defense establishment. The son of a plantation owner from Pointe Coupee Parish, Lejeune enrolled at Louisiana State University in 1881, aged fourteen. Three years later, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, afterward serving for two years at sea as a midshipman. In 1890, he transferred to the Marines, where he ascended quickly in rank. During the Spanish-American War, Lejeune commanded and landed Marines at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to rescue American sympathizers who had been attacked by Spanish troops. A few years later, he arrived with a battalion of Marines at the Isthmus of Panama—part of Colombia at the time—securing it for Panama and making possible the construction of the Panama Canal by the United States. He went on to lead Marine expeditions to Cuba and Veracruz, Mexico. During World War I, Lejeune was promoted to major general and given command of an entire U.S. Army division. After the war, Lejeune became commandant of the Marine Corps, a role he used to develop its new mission of amphibious assault, transforming the corps from an ancillary component of the U.S. military into a vibrant and essential branch. He also created the Marine Corps Reserve, oversaw the corps’s initial use of aviation, and founded the Marine Corps Schools, the intellectual planning center of the corps that currently exists as the Marine Corps University. As Simon masterfully illustrates, the mission and value of the corps today spring largely from the efforts and vision of Lejeune.
Author : John Archer Lejeune
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ISBN 13 : 9780892010479
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Book Rating : 4.0/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Reminiscences of a Marine written by John Archer Lejeune and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Archer Lejeune
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (187 download)
Download or read book John Archer Lejeune, 1869-1942 written by John Archer Lejeune and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Blythe Bartlett
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612512488
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book LeJeune written by Blythe Bartlett and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. 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.
Author : Joseph Arthur Simon
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807172464
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)
Download or read book The Greatest of All Leathernecks written by Joseph Arthur Simon and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Arthur Simon’s The Greatest of All Leathernecks is the first comprehensive biography of John Archer Lejeune (1867–1942), a Louisiana native and the most innovative and influential leader of the United States Marine Corps in the twentieth century. As commandant of the Marine Corps from 1920 to 1929, Lejeune reorganized, revitalized, and modernized the force by developing its new and permanent mission of amphibious assault. Before that transformation, the corps was a constabulary infantry force used mainly to protect American business interests in the Caribbean, a mission that did not place it as a significant contributor to the United States defense establishment. The son of a plantation owner from Pointe Coupee Parish, Lejeune enrolled at Louisiana State University in 1881, aged fourteen. Three years later, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, afterward serving for two years at sea as a midshipman. In 1890, he transferred to the Marines, where he ascended quickly in rank. During the Spanish-American War, Lejeune commanded and landed Marines at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to rescue American sympathizers who had been attacked by Spanish troops. A few years later, he arrived with a battalion of Marines at the Isthmus of Panama—part of Colombia at the time—securing it for Panama and making possible the construction of the Panama Canal by the United States. He went on to lead Marine expeditions to Cuba and Veracruz, Mexico. During World War I, Lejeune was promoted to major general and given command of an entire U.S. Army division. After the war, Lejeune became commandant of the Marine Corps, a role he used to develop its new mission of amphibious assault, transforming the corps from an ancillary component of the U.S. military into a vibrant and essential branch. He also created the Marine Corps Reserve, oversaw the corps’s initial use of aviation, and founded the Marine Corps Schools, the intellectual planning center of the corps that currently exists as the Marine Corps University. As Simon masterfully illustrates, the mission and value of the corps today spring largely from the efforts and vision of Lejeune.
Author : John A. Lejeune
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ISBN 13 : 9781522069430
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (694 download)
Download or read book The Reminiscences of a Marine written by John A. Lejeune and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Although there have been many men who have left their mark on the United States Marine Corps, few have created such a lasting impression as John Archer Lejeune." Historical Studies The Reminiscences of a Marine is the fascinating account of the life of one of the greatest Marines, John Archer Lejeune: naval cadet, Marine Corps lieutenant, WW1 Division Commander and Commandant of the Marine Corps. His autobiography recalls his childhood in Louisiana as the son of a Confederate Officer, his education at Louisiana State University and his entrance into the Naval Academy. Upon joining the Marine Corps in 1890, Lejeune's career took him to Europe, Mexico, Cuba and the Philippines. In addition to detailed account of military events, Lejeune provides an insightful record of the lives of the people he encountered, making his book an important source for early twentieth century history. Stationed in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, he assumed command of the Marine Corps of the U.S.S Cincinnati. With the outbreak of war in Europe in 1914 and the U.S. declaration in 1917, Lejeune saw it as his duty to fight for his country and fought tooth and nail, first to be stationed in France and then to increase the numbers of Marines serving on the ground in Europe and to push for the formation of a dedicated Marine division. Reporting to General Pershing, he assumed command of a brigade in the 32nd Division and in July 1918, becoming only the second Marine to obtain such a position in the Army, he was given the command of the 2nd Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Force, remaining in this post until the cessation of war. As Commander of the 2nd Division, he oversaw the famous victories at the Battle of Blanc Mont Ridge and Meuse-Argonne. His division was commended for its exemplary performance in WWI: it was awarded the Croix des Guerre three times and personally praised by General Pershing. On his return to the States, Lejeune was appointed Commandant of the Marine Corps. His memoir is a compelling insight into the career of one of the greatest U.S. Marines. "There is no doubt that the modern Marine Corps can trace its roots to Major General Lejeune. He was a skilled soldier, a visionary, and a leader of uncommon talent whose decisions, guidance and foresight are still being felt by today's Marines." -- Historical Studies John Archer Lejeune (January 10, 1867 - November 20, 1942) was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps. Lejeune had nearly 40 years service in the Marine Corps including commanding the U.S. Army's 2nd Division during World War I. His book The Reminiscences of a Marine was first published in 1930.
Author : Joe Arthur Simon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (132 download)
Download or read book The Life and Career of General John Archer Lejeune written by Joe Arthur Simon and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles A. Fleming
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Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Quantico, Crossroads of the Marine Corps written by Charles A. Fleming and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thayer Soule
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813157307
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Shooting the Pacific War written by Thayer Soule and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thayer Soule couldn't believe his orders. As a junior officer with no military training or indoctrination and less than ten weeks of active duty behind him, he had been assigned to be photographic officer for the First Marine Division. The Corps had never had a photographic division before, much less a field photographic unit. But Soule accepted the challenge, created the unit from scratch, established policies for photography, and led his men into combat. Soule and his unit produced films and photos of training, combat action pictures, and later, terrain studies and photographs for intelligence purposes. Though he had never heard of a photo-litho set, he was in charge of using it for map production, which would prove vital to the division. Shooting the Pacific War is based on Soule's detailed wartime journals. Soule was in the unique position to interact with men at all levels of the military, and he provides intriguing closeups of generals, admirals, sergeants, and privates -everyone he met and worked with along the way. Though he witnessed the horror of war firsthand, he also writes of the vitality and intense comradeship that he and his fellow Marines experienced. Soule recounts the heat of battle as well as the intense training before and rebuilding after each campaign. He saw New Zealand in the desperate days of 1942. His division was rebuilt in Australia following Guadalcanal. After a stint back in Quantico training more combat photographers, he went to Guam and then to the crucible of Iwo Jima. At war's end he was serving as Photographic Officer, Fleet Marine Force Pacific, at Pearl Harbor.
Author : Benjamin Armstrong
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 080616316X
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Small Boats and Daring Men written by Benjamin Armstrong and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two centuries before the daring exploits of Navy SEALs and Marine Raiders captured the public imagination, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps were already engaged in similarly perilous missions: raiding pirate camps, attacking enemy ships in the dark of night, and striking enemy facilities and resources on shore. Even John Paul Jones, father of the American navy, saw such irregular operations as critical to naval warfare. With Jones’s own experience as a starting point, Benjamin Armstrong sets out to take irregular naval warfare out of the shadow of the blue-water battles that dominate naval history. This book, the first historical study of its kind, makes a compelling case for raiding and irregular naval warfare as key elements in the story of American sea power. Beginning with the Continental Navy, Small Boats and Daring Men traces maritime missions through the wars of the early republic, from the coast of modern-day Libya to the rivers and inlets of the Chesapeake Bay. At the same time, Armstrong examines the era’s conflicts with nonstate enemies and threats to American peacetime interests along Pacific and Caribbean shores. Armstrong brings a uniquely informed perspective to his subject; and his work—with reference to original naval operational reports, sailors’ memoirs and diaries, and officers’ correspondence—is at once an exciting narrative of danger and combat at sea and a thoroughgoing analysis of how these events fit into concepts of American sea power. Offering a critical new look at the naval history of the Early American era, this book also raises fundamental questions for naval strategy in the twenty-first century.
Author : Brian J. Costello
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ISBN 13 : 9780982455111
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (551 download)
Download or read book A History of Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana written by Brian J. Costello and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book chronicles in fully-documented text and heirloom images the rich and colorful story of one of the oldest settlements in the Mississippi River Valley, from prehistoric times to the present day. Populated by the Creole French, African-American, Anglo Saxon, Italian and other peoples, Pointe Coupée has produced such figures of national and international fame as Julien Poydras, Major General John Archer Lejeune, General Russell Honore, U.S. Congressman and Ambassador Corinne 'Lindy' Claiborne Boggs and renowned author Ernest J. Gaines. Pointe Coupée's pivotal role in the history of the Mississippi River Valley and the American South, its agricultural importance, diverse population, wealth of Creole architecture, linguistics and folkways and centuries-old relationship with the provident yet often-destructive Mississippi River are all documented in this volume, the most comprehensive work on a truly fascinating American community"--Cover page 4.
Author : United States. Marine Corps
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Small Wars Manual written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter F. Owen
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ISBN 13 : 9780160953255
Total Pages : 73 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (532 download)
Download or read book A Hideous Price written by Peter F. Owen and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mary V. Stremlow
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Free a Marine to Fight written by Mary V. Stremlow and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1994 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marines in World War 2 Commemorative Series. Discusses how women Marines served in noncombat billets during World War 2. The title "Free a Marine to Fight" means that women Marines served in noncombat jobs so that male Marines could fight in battles. The Marines first began to recruit women after the Guadalcanal campaign in 1942. States that 17,672 women were serving in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve in June 1945. Illustrated with many black and white photographs.
Author : Smedley Butler
Publisher : Jovian Press
ISBN 13 : 1537820796
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (378 download)
Download or read book War is a Racket written by Smedley Butler and published by Jovian Press. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book, by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler frankly discusses how business interests commercially benefit (including war profiteering) from warfare. He had been appointed commanding officer of the Gendarmerie during the United States occupation of Haiti, which lasted from 1915 to 1934.
Author : Ralph Bates Sr.
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781490982564
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (825 download)
Download or read book A Marine Called Gabe written by Ralph Bates Sr. and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is great story telling by Major Ralph Stoney Bates Sr., USMC (Ret), an accomplished and respected Marine, instructor on military and naval subjects at Furman University's Life-Long Learning Program (OLLI), and a previously published contributing author and editor of "Short Rations For Marines." It is, in a word-lively! It's not at all boring or dull reading; rather it brings history alive. It immediately sparks your interest, and paints a vivid word picture describing the Marine Corps in a manner that most people have never been so accustomed. The reader will simply want more, and will get it. It tells the story of who the Marines are and how they became what they are today. It explains in unique and simple detail why and how John Archer Lejeune (pronounced luh jern), became "A Marine Called Gabe," charted the course for the Marine Corps to follow into the future, and once that course was set, literally fashioned the Marine Corps that fought across the vast Pacific in World War II, and in every following war and skirmish-right up to today. This is the Marine Corps that often deploys on massive humanitarian and rescue missions on a world-wide scale. This is the Marine Corps that possess the will, character, and capability to project military and naval power anywhere, at any time, and always accomplishes its mission. This is a Marine Corps envisioned by its architect John Archer Lejeune. At the conclusion of the book, "A Marine Called Gabe," there will be no doubt that John Archer Lejeune is "the greatest leatherneck of them all." During his life, especially his developing life leading toward the Naval Academy and active duty time as a Marine, John Archer Lejeune developed abilities and traits that allowed him to redirect his Marine Corps into the proud, professional, proficient organization that would possess the skill, ability and the mettle to strike adversaries from the land, sea and air. It is very likely that, had John Archer Lejeune not arrived at the helm of the Marine Corps at that particular critical time in our history, the War in the Pacific would have had a totally different outcome and the Marines would be vastly different today-if in existence at all. This book is an eye-opener. Up until this time, only two books have been written about Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, USMC (Ret): "Reminiscences of a Marine," by John Archer Lejeune, and "Lejeune: A Marine's Life," by Merrill L. Bartlett. Both excellent, informative, and factually oriented. This book is the third. It is a novel containing a myriad of facts, surrounded by studied opinions based on those facts, and (here's the good part) pure Marine Corps logic and conjecture. The author, Ralph Bates, a 26 year active duty Marine, along with his research assistant (wife) Lyn, have traveled to dozens of locations, interviewed dozens of people at each, read public and private documents, books, articles, letters and notes, to uncover a treasure trove of information about Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune and those who knew him. Without question, he indeed, quietly, steadily and without fanfare, guided the United States Marine Corps to be what it is today. This novel should find its way toward the Marine Corps Reading List for all Marines, and Fleet Marine Force sailors, plus historians, military historians and cadets at Virginia Military Institute and midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy to enhance their knowledge and appreciation of "the greatest leatherneck of them all," Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, United States Marine Corps (Retired), "Mister Semper Fi."
