T R FehrenbachU.S. Marines in Action
Two Hundred Years of Guts and Glory
During World War II, the late Fehrenbach served with the US Infantry and Engineers as platoon sergeant with an engineer battalion. He continued his military career in the Korean War, rising from platoon leader to company commander and then to battalion staff officer of the 72nd Tank battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to his military involvement, a young T. R. Fehrenbach, born in San Benito, Texas, worked as a farmer and the owner of an insurance company. His most enduring work is Lone Star, a one-volume history of Texas. In retirement, he wrote a political column for a San Antonio newspaper. He sold numerous pieces to publications such as the Saturday Evening Post and Argosy. He is author of several books, including U.S. Marines in Action, The Battle of Anzio, and This Kind of War.
Contents
Foreword
Part I. The Old Corps
1. The Age of Sail: 1775-1898
2. Birth of a Mission: Guantanamo Bay 1898
3. Instrument of Policy: Haiti 1915-1919
4. Forces in Being: Belleau Wood 1918
5. Proving Ground: Nicaragua 1927
Part II. The Great Test
6. Dark Island: Guadalcanal 1942
7. Bitter Lesson: Tarawa 1943
8. Banzai: Saipan 1944
9. Inevitable Encounter: Iwo Jima 1945
10. The Last Island: Okinawa 1945
Part III. A Newer Breed
11. Bloody Rice: No Name Ridge 1950
12. The Savage Land: Crisis at Yudam-ni 1950
13. Death on the Ridges: Toktong Pass 1950
14. Outpost: Reno 1952
