Battle History of the United States Marine Corps, 1775-1945

"This book describes the engagements from the formation of the Continental Marines to the corps' exercise at Okinawa. Organized chronologically, the individual skirmishes illustrate how each of the Marine Corps's engagements contributed to the formation and evolution of the United States. Persons and divisions of note are mentioned, including key players, commanders and medal recipients"--Provided by publisher.