Heirs to a storied past and glamorized as modern-day knights, the
Marine Corps--the elite fighting force in America's military--in
fact has not always been so highly regarded. As Jack Shulimson
shows, only a century ago the Corps' identity and existence were
much in question.
Although the Marines were formally established by Congress in
1798 and subsequently distinguished themselves fighting on the
Barbary Coast, their essential mission and identity remained
unclear throughout most of the nineteenth century. But amid the
crosscurrents of industrialization, technological change,
professionalization, and reform that emerged I Gilded Age America,
the Corps underwent a gradual transformation that ultimately
secured its significant and enduring military role.
In this enlightening study, Shulimson argues that the Marine
Corps officers' inextricable ties to the Navy both hampered and
aided their attempt to define their own special jurisdiction and
professional identity. Often treated like a poor relation, the
Marine officers frequently found themselves in direct competition
with their counterparts in the Navy and at times the object of the
latter's scorn. Shulimson reveals the processes, politics, and
personalities that converged to create these tense and sometimes
embattled relations, but he goes on to show how Marine officers
(with the Navy's blessing) eventually transcended their
second-class role.
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