Marine Corps General Officers
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Marine Corps General Officers
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Officer Grade Limitations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Marine Corps General Officers written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Officer Grade Limitations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Considers H.R. 14741, to increase the number of Brigadier Generals and Major Generals in the USMC.
Commanding The Pacific
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Author : Stephen Taaffe
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2021-09-15
Commanding The Pacific written by Stephen Taaffe and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War II with victories over the Japanese in hard-fought battles such as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and Iwo Jima. While these battles are well known, those who led the Marines into them have remained obscure until now. In Commanding the Pacific: Marine Corps Generals in World War II, Stephen R. Taaffe analyzes the fifteen high-level Marine generals who led the Corps' six combat divisions and two corps in the conflict. He concludes that these leaders played an indispensable and unheralded role in organizing, training, and leading their men to victory. Taaffe insists there was nothing inevitable about the Marine Corps' success in World War II. The small pre-war size of the Corps meant that its commandant had to draw his combat leaders from a small pool of officers who often lacked the education of their Army and Navy counterparts. Indeed, there were fewer than one hundred Marine officers with the necessary rank, background, character, and skills for its high-level combat assignments. Moreover, the Army and Navy froze the Marines out of high-level strategic decisions and frequently impinged on Marine prerogatives. There were no Marines in the Joint Chiefs of Staff or at the head of the Pacific War's geographic theaters, so the Marines usually had little influence over the island targets selected for them. In addition to bureaucratic obstacles, constricted geography and vicious Japanese opposition limited opportunities for Marine generals to earn the kind of renown that Army and Navy commanders achieved elsewhere. In most of its battles on small Pacific War islands, Marine generals had neither the option nor inclination to engage in sophisticated tactics, but they instead relied in direct frontal assaults that resulted in heavy casualties. Such losses against targets of often questionable strategic value sometimes called into question the Marine Corps' doctrine, mission, and the quality of its combat generals. Despite these difficulties, Marine combat commanders repeatedly overcame challenges and fulfilled their missions. Their ability to do so does credit to the Corps and demonstrates that these generals deserve more attention from historians than they have so far received.
Marine Corps General Officers Hearing Before A Subcommittee 89 2 On H R 14741 October 7 1966
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Sevices
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Marine Corps General Officers Hearing Before A Subcommittee 89 2 On H R 14741 October 7 1966 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Armed Sevices and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Marine Corps Generalship
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Author : Edgar F., Edgar F Puryear, Jr.
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-12-01
Marine Corps Generalship written by Edgar F., Edgar F Puryear, Jr. and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-01 with categories.
Marine Corps Generalship is a history of the Corps, developed around a study of the character and leadership of senior Marine Corps generals, their insights and thoughts on why they believe they were successful leaders, their analysis of the success of other senior Corps leaders, and how their leadership has contributed to winning wars and provided the high standard of preparation and readiness, particularly of the expeditionary force, that very likely has prevented many wars. There are many thousands of books and articles written on leadership, and many autobiographies, memoirs, biographies, and military histories. What does Marine Corps Generalship have to offer the reader about leadership that has not already been said? The most important aspect of this book is its prevailing theme: the role of character in successful leadership within the American military. Character is a leadership quality that cannot be defined, it must be described; the descriptions of leaders and their words quoted herein give life and discernible meaning to the term. The personalities of these prominent and successful leaders in war and peace capture the elusive definition of true character. After researching and writing on Army, Navy, and Air Force senior leaders, I now have had the opportunity to research and write Marine Corps Generalship, having personally interviewed retired Commandants Louis H. Wilson, Robert H. Barrow, Paul X. Kelley, Alfred M. Gray, Jr., Carl E. Mundy, Jr., Charles C. Krulak, James L. Jones, and Michael W. Hagee, as well as a number of other senior Corps generals. Throughout its history, the Marine Corps has been blessed by the service of exceptional generals of great character and leadership, so selecting the generals to be discussed in this book was not an easy task. Concentrating on the Marine Corps Commandants was an obvious choice because of their stature, which is unequaled by that of the other Service chiefs. The Commandant has a more significant role and responsibility than those of the Chief of Naval Operations or the Chiefs of Staff of the Army and Air Force. Choosing the Commandant and time period at which to start this study was really not so difficult-I decided upon Major General John A. Lejeune, Commandant from July 1, 1920, until March 4, 1929. He has been referred to as the "Father of the Modern Marine Corps," and his exceptional contributions have been long lasting and far reaching, which Marine Corps Generalship is clear to any student of the history of the Corps. Starting with General Lejeune, I cover many of the succeeding Commandants through General Michael W. Hagee. It is not possible in a single book to cover all of the giants of the Corps, but I have selected in addition to the Commandants others who have made significant contributions. The selection in part was based upon the availability of resource material as well as their respective service to the Corps, and the suggestions of senior Corps leaders I interviewed. They include Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, one of the greatest legends of the Corps, the only Marine officer to be awarded five Navy Crosses; and Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, who was informed by the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of Defense that he was going to be Commandant, but politics intervened and it did not happen. Commandant Louis Wilson (1975-1979) said of Krulak: "He obviously has had much more influence than many Commandants of the Marine Corps. . . . In almost every incident as I look back, his gut feelings and his perspective were right on, he had great feelings for the future." Major General Smedley D. Butler, another great legend of the Corps, was commissioned in May 1898 as a lieutenant at age 16, was awarded two Medals of Honor, and, as the senior general in the Corps, expected to succeed Major General Wendell Neville as Commandant in August 1930.
Increasing Number Of Marine Corps General Officers
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Increasing Number Of Marine Corps General Officers written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Armed Forces categories.
Marine Corps General Officers
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Officer Grade Limitations
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Marine Corps General Officers written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Officer Grade Limitations and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Considers H.R. 14741, to increase the number of Brigadier Generals and Major Generals in the USMC.
Increasing Number Of Marine Corps General Officers October 19 1966 Ordered To Be Printed
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
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United States Marine Corps Generals Of World War Ii
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Author : George B. Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
United States Marine Corps Generals Of World War Ii written by George B. Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"This work describes 98 men who served as generals of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Arranged alphabetically, each entry covers: background and education; military schooling; military service, both before and during World War II; service abroad (France, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Mexico Cuba, China, and Panama); medals and awards; and retirement and death dates"--Provided by publisher.
Marine Corps Generals 1899 1936
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Author : Glenn M. Harned
language : en
Publisher: McFarland Publishing
Release Date : 2014-12-29
Marine Corps Generals 1899 1936 written by Glenn M. Harned and has been published by McFarland Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Before World War I, the U.S. Marine Corps had no general officer corp. From 1899 to 1914, three line officers served in the office of commandant as temporary generals, and though their policies shaped the Corps during this formative period, none was ever permanently promoted above the rank of colonel. With the Naval Personnel Act of 1916, the rank of brigadier general was established and 39 Marines were promoted from 1916 through 1936. Among them, five received the Navy Medal of Honor, 14 were awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism, seven were suspended from duty as non-judicial punishment and three were found guilty by courts-martial. In the years just prior to the Marine's mobilization against Japan in World War II, 14 of these generals were still on active duty and headed the Corps' expansion from its peacetime strength of 17,248 to a wartime strength of 474,680. This book tells the story of the generals who gave the modern Marine Corps its vision, molded its forces, capabilities and culture, and commanded its soldiers in combat, at sea and in garrison.
Annual Report Of The Major General Commandant Of The United States Marine Corps To The Secretary Of The Navy
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Author : United States. Marine Corps
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Annual Report Of The Major General Commandant Of The United States Marine Corps To The Secretary Of The Navy written by United States. Marine Corps and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with categories.