THE MARINES

Edwin Howard Simmons (Editor-in-Chief)
and J. Robert Moskin, Editor,

NEW copy. Oversized hardcover with raised emblem on cover, issued without dust jacket. (Quantico, Virginia.: Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, Beaux Arts Editions, 1998). 260 pages. Lavishly illustrated.

Contents as follows:
~~~ Chronology,
~~~ The Marine Corps Experience;
~~~ Since 1775;
~~~ The Iwo Jima Flag Raising and the Monument;
~~~ Parade Blue, Battle Green;
~~~ Muskets to Missels;
~~~ The Vital Link: From Ship to Shore;
~~~ Corsairs, Cobras, and Phantoms;
~~~ The President's Own;
~~~ The Commandants;
~~~ The Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps;
~~~ Marines in the Movies;
~~~ The Corps Today;
~~~ A Corps for the 21st Century;
~~~ Editors and Authors;
~~~ Suggested Reading;
~~~ Index.

From American History Magazine: "This sumptuous, well-bound, oversized book is everthing that any Leatherneck could ever hope for in a one-volume study." From Allan R. Millett: "The Marines is the ultimate cruise book for an entire service, an awesome combination of informed writing, brilliant photography, and spectacular layout. If books could take hills, 'The Marines' would be King of the Mountain." From Richard M. Seamon: "It is all here--the history, the training, the weapons, the roll-call of heroes--everything that is part of the battle-tested spirit of the United States Marines. Richly illustrated with paintings and portraits and some of the finest battlefield photography ever collected, this magnificent volume is no typical coffee table decoration. Scholarly and insightful text ranges as far as the exploits of the Corps itself. This eloquent tribute makes clear that from the Commandant to private they have earned their pride in the title of United States Marines." .

$75.00