The Marine Corps and the State Department
The Marine Corps and the State Department

Author: Leo J. Daugherty III

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2009-04-22

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 078645301X

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This work is a complete history of the partnership between the Department of State and the United States Marine Corps. From its formation in 1775, the Corps developed a close working relationship with the diplomatic service of the Continental Congress and later, in 1798, with the newly created United States Department of State. The Marines accompanied U.S. diplomats to France in 1778 and worked closely with the State Department during the Barbary Wars and the opening of China. In 1905, an executive order by Theodore Roosevelt established a Marine Legation Guard, and the Corps played an increasingly important role in embassies across the globe. Today, the war on terrorism highlights this important relationship as Marines guard some of the most dangerous embassies in the world.

State of Disrepair
State of Disrepair

Author: Kori N. Schake

Publisher: Hoover Press

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0817914560

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Kori Schake shows how the deficiencies in focus, education, and programmatic proficiency impede the work of the State Department and suggests how investing in those areas could make the agency significantly more successful at building stable and prosperous democratic governments around the world. She explains why, instead of burdening the US military with yet another inherently civilian function, work should focus on bringing those agencies of the government whose job it is to provide development assistance up to the standard of success that our military has achieved. Schake presents a vision of what a successful State Department should look like and seeks to build support for creating it—a State Department that makes possible the projection of US civilian power as well as US military force.

Warfighting
Warfighting

Author: Department of the Navy

Publisher: Vigeo Press

Published: 2018-10

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781948648394

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The manual describes the general strategy for the U.S. Marines but it is beneficial for not only every Marine to read but concepts on leadership can be gathered to lead a business to a family. If you want to see what make Marines so effective this book is a good place to start.

Oil & War
Oil & War

Author: Robert Goralski

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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The full story of the role that oil played in the origins and outcome of World War II.

Investigating Iwo
Investigating Iwo

Author: Breanne Robertson

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 9781732003071

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"Investigating Iwo encourages us to explore the connection between American visual culture and World War II, particularly how the image inspired Marines, servicemembers, and civilians to carry on with the war and to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice to ensure victory over the Axis Powers. Chapters shed light on the processes through which history becomes memory and gains meaning over time. The contributors ask only that we be willing to take a closer look, to remain open to new perspectives that can deepen our understanding of familiar topics related to the flag raising, including Rosenthal's famous picture, that continue to mean so much to us today"--