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Preparing for Victory - Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943 (Hardcover)
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Preparing for Victory - Thomas Holcomb and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943 (Hardcover)
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Preparing for Victory explains how and why Commandant Thomas
Holcomb successfully supervised the dramatic expansion of the
Marine Corps from 18,000 troops in 1936 to 385,000 in 1943. Not
only did he leave the Corps much larger, but he also helped
establish it as the United States' premier amphibious assault force
and a major contributor to victory over Japan. Despite his
successes, he has been ignored or given short shrift in most
histories of the Marine Corps. No book-length study of his
commandancy exists until now. Drawing on a wide range of printed
and archival sources, this book contends that Holcomb expertly
guided the Corps'preparations for war during the last years of the
Great Depression and then provided his "Leathernecks" with astute
direction during the first harrowing twenty-five months of the war.
When measured with principles of organisation theory and leadership
studies, Holcomb's abilities and achievements match those of such
outstanding American military managers as Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Chester W. Nimitz, and George C. Marshall. Like these unassuming
yet efficient officers, Holcomb shied away from the limelight and
therefore never garnered the attention that"Chesty" Puller or
"Howlin' Mad" Smith have. This book fills a void and tells the
story of one of the key leaders in World War II. More than any
other marine, Holcomb moulded his Corps into the modern
force-in-readiness that would eventually help fight the Cold War
and the Global War on Terror. About the Author David J. Ulbrich is
a historian at the U.S. Army Engineer School at Ft. Leonard, MO,
USA and senior instructor in Norwich University's Masters in
Military History programme.
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