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Colonel Joseph H. Alexander, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)

Col. Joseph H. Alexander, USMC (Ret.) served in the Corps for 29 years as an assault amphibian officer. He has written six books, including Utmost Savagery and Edson’s Raiders. He was the Naval Institute Author of the Year in 1996 and Naval History Author of the Year in 2010. He was the principal historian and writer on the exhibit design team throughout the construction of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. He resides in Asheville, North Carolina.

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THROUGH THE WHEAT
One of the great defining moments in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps was their participation... Read More
STORM LANDINGS
The Pacific War changed abruptly in November 1943 when Admiral Chester W. Nimitz unleashed his... Read More
UTMOST SAVAGERY
Marine combat veteran and award-winning military historian Joseph Alexander takes a fresh look at... Read More
EDSON'S RAIDERS
Under the fiery leadership of Merritt "Red Mike" Edson, the 1st Marine Raider Battalion... Read More
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Hellish Prelude at Okinawa
Related Article: What Motivated the Kamikazes? The strategy 60 years ago was to seize Okinawa as a... Read More
Remembering the Forgotten War
In a March 1999 conference sponsored by the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation and the U.S.... Read More
A Bloody Proving Ground
The first step in the American advance across the Central Pacific, Operation Galvanic would pit the... Read More
Across the Reef: The Assault on Betio
Despite abysmal conditions and mistakes in execution, the 2d Marine Division wrested control of... Read More
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