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Kentucky Marine - Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC (Paperback)
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Kentucky Marine - Major General Logan Feland and the Making of the Modern USMC (Paperback)
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A native of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Major General Logan Feland
(1869--1936) played a major role in the development of the modern
Marine Corps. Highly decorated for his heroic actions during the
battle of Belleau Wood in World War I, Feland led the hunt for
rebel leader Augusto Cesar Sandino during the Nicaraguan revolution
from 1927 to 1929 -- an operation that helped to establish the
Marines' reputation in guerrilla warfare and search-and-capture
missions. Yet, despite rising to become one of the USMC's most
highly ranked and regarded officers, Feland has been largely
ignored in the historical record. In Kentucky Marine, David J.
Bettez uncovers the forgotten story of this influential soldier of
the sea. During Feland's tenure as an officer, the Corps expanded
exponentially in power and prestige. Not only did his command in
Nicaragua set the stage for similar twenty-first-century operations
in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Feland was one of the first
instructors in the USMC's Advanced Base Force, which served as the
forerunner of the amphibious assault force mission the Marines
adopted in World War II. Kentucky Marine also illuminates Feland's
private life, including his marriage to successful soprano singer
and socialite Katherine Cordner Feland, and details his
disappointment at being twice passed over for the position of
commandant. Drawing from personal letters, contemporary news
articles, official communications, and confidential correspondence,
this long-overdue biography fills a significant gap in
twentieth-century American military history.
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