The Proud: Inside the Marine Corps - Softcover
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Always last in line among armed services at the federal funding trough, the Marines do more with less than any other branch of the services, Cohen maintains, and yet they have had to fight for their very existence since being established by Congress in 1798. In a colorful study Cohen ( Sting: Every Breath He Takes ) explains this irony, analyzing also the special place that the Corps holds in the American psyche. The format is straightforward: Cohen introduces and closely observes several representative Marines--commanders, a Parris Island (S.C.) drill instructor, a helicopter pilot, an infantry squad leader, a recruiting sergeant and others. One particularly moving section describes the celebration of the Nov. 10 anniversary of the Marines' founding; another tellingly chronicles how Marines adapted the M-16 assault rifle to meet their own exacting standards. Gaffes in the historical overview (three in a single paragraph about the Changjin Chosin reservoir stet spellings and lc reservoir per Ency Brit/eed campaign of the Korean War) can be excused in that Cohen so ably captures the Corps' elusive character. Photos.
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Journalist Cohen spent three years in research and travel to find out what it means to be a Marine. He went on field maneuvers here and abroad, worked with recruiters, and interviewed top brass. The presentation of his results is well written, but this is not a particularly revealing, insightful look at the Marine Corps, which would have been valuable. There is no documentation or criticism, the Corps is romanticized, and the reader learns little that is not in recruiting literature. Teenagers (male only) considering a military career may like it. For public and high school libraries with adequate budgets.
- Edward Gibson, Jones Memorial Lib., Lynchburg, Va.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Edward Gibson, Jones Memorial Lib., Lynchburg, Va.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherQuill
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 0688132227
- ISBN 13 9780688132224
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
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The Proud - Inside the Marine Corps
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New York: Quill, 1992
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ISBN 10: 0688132227
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 282 pages, photos, Brand New. Never Read! This modern day look at the Marine Corps covers the following experiences as a Marine: 24th MEU (SOC) training exercise, a former Marine, a day with the Commandant (Al Gray), a recruiter's schedule for a day, Marine's Weapons Training Battalion and the making of a marksman, an ice cream social and the Marine Corps' Birthday aboard the USS Guam, the Drill Instructor and recruit training, a Cobra driver from HMLA 267, stationed in Hawaii and Desert Storm. A first person look at the inner workings of the Corps and its men. Seller Inventory # USMC0052
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