{"product_id":"era-of-the-expeditionary-companies-donald-parks-9798858585398","title":"Era of the Expeditionary Companies: U.S. Marine Corps 1914-1932","description":"Between 1914 and 1932 the United States Marine Corps implemented the most profound reinvention of its long history, laying the groundwork for the Fleet Marine Force that triumphed in World War II while: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighting a bloody World War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurviving history's deadliest pandemic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdopting the technologies introduced in the World War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearning to fly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFighting \u003ci\u003eBanana Wars\u003c\/i\u003e in Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Nicaragua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnforcing U.S. \u003ci\u003eGunboat Diplomacy\u003c\/i\u003e in China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProtecting the mail in \u003ci\u003eRoaring '20s\u003c\/i\u003e America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnduring the Great Depression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis study examines that historic transition through a microscope, focusing on the \u003ci\u003eExpeditionary Companies\u003c\/i\u003e created in 1914 as the foundation units of the reinvented Corps. It unfolds in three parts: \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEra of the Expeditionary Companies\u003c\/i\u003e: A history of the development of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Force from 1914 through 1932, to place significant organizational changes in the context of historical events\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eExpeditionary Forces\u003c\/i\u003e: Detailed individual capsule histories of: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll forces, brigades, regiments, and separate battalions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll designated companies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll separate platoons and tactical company-equivalent units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll aviation commands and squadrons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll active reserve commands, companies, separate platoons, and air units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAppendices\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAEF Marine Casual Companies\u003c\/i\u003e. Detailed individual capsule histories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eNaval Expeditionary Troops on the Far Shore\u003c\/i\u003e. Capsule histories of Navy land warfare, base and logistical, hospital, and air units overseas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Fleet Ashore\u003c\/i\u003e. Detailed accounts of landings by ships' marine detachments and bluejackets, 1914-1932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798858585398\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Donald Parks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50845619421439,"sku":"9798858585398","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/era-of-the-expeditionary-companies-donald-parks-9798858585398","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}