George Barnett

George Barnett, Marine Corps Commandant

A Memoir, 1877-1923

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Produktbeschreibung

George Barnett transformed the United States Marine Corps from an antiquated afterthought to a modern force with an international reputation. After a long apprenticeship as a junior officer, Barnett emerged as a pioneer of amphibious warfare. Leading the experimental Advanced Base Force Brigade at Culebra in 1914, he secured the Corps' survival by establishing its amphibious mission. Appointed Commandant the same year, Barnett prepared the Marines for service in Europe, overcoming opposition from the Army and Navy. Without him, the Marines would not have served in France during World War I. Barnett left the post of Commandant in 1920 and began dictating his recollections of 45 years of service, including his education at Annapolis, overseas service in Sitka, Samoa and Peking, and encounters with Robert Louis Stevenson, the Meiji Emperor and the Dowager Empress of China. This edition of his memoirs includes chapter-by-chapter analysis by the editor and provides an unrivalled look at the Corps between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Long mined by scholars, Barnett's memoir is now available to the public.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 343g
• ISBN-13: 9780786497072
• ISBN-10: 0786497076
• Artikelnr.: 41477101

Autorenporträt

The late George Barnett (1859-1930) was a pivotal figure in Marine Corps history. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Chronology I
A Western Boyhood II
A Young Man at Annapolis III
Cadet Cruise
Africa IV
Cadet Cruise
South America V
Graduation and the Marine Corps VI
Sitka VII
Aboard the USS Iroquois VIII
Stevenson and Samoa IX
The Columbia Exposition of 1893 X
The USS New Orleans and the Spanish
American War XI
Seeing the World on the USS Chicago XII
The Philippines and the Asiatic Fleet XIII
Marriage and Honeymoon in Peking XIV
The Peking Legation Guard XV
Philadelphia, the Advanced Base Force and Culebra XVI
Appointment as Commandant XVII
The Great War XVIII
Post
War Demobilization XIX
Dismissal of Commandant Barnett XX
The Haitian Affair XXI
Major General Barnett XXII
San Francisco, 1920
1923 and Retirement Epilogue Index