The Marine as an Instrument of Sea Power

By Major General J. L. Moulton, Royal Marines (Retired)
November 1975
On 28 October 1664, King Charles II set his seal on an Order in Council directing the raising of the Duke of York's Regiment of Foot. Because James, the Duke ...

"First to Fight": The Marine Brigade, Belleau Wood

By Brigadier General S.L.A. Marshall, U.S. Army Reserve (Retired)
November 1975
World War I, wrote Marine Colonel John W. Thomason, Jr.—whose sketches illume these pages—"was an anonymous sort of war, fought obscurely by unnamed battalions behind a veil of censorship. In ...

The Marine Corps as a Separate Service

By Maj. Gen. J. L. Moulton, R.M. (Ret.)
November 1975
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The Corps' Old School Tie

By Colonel John E. Greenwood, U. S. Marine Corps
November 1975
From the beginning, the U. S. Naval Academy sent some of its offspring—usually rejected ones—to the U.S. Marine Corps. Since 1882, the two institutions have been legally associated, joined in ...

Comment and Discussion

November 1975
“U. S. Naval Ship Design: Platforms vs. Payloads” (See R. Leopold, pp. 30-37 August 1975 Proceedings) Captain Frank Buckley, U. S. Navy (Retired) Engineering Specialist, Litton Data ...

Nobody Asked Me But ...

November 1975
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Book Reviews and Book List

November 1975
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Professional Notes

November 1975
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