UID:
edocfu_9959323287502883
Format:
1 online resource (437 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
ISBN:
0-8131-7707-3
,
0-8131-7705-7
,
0-8131-7706-5
Series Statement:
Aviation and air power
Content:
This work provides an in-depth exploration of the experience of the US Marine Corps during the so-called small wars era, 1915-1934, with an emphasis on the marines' employment of aviation. The introduction gives a brief history of the Marine Corps up to World War I, an explanation of small wars as a concept, and terms and definitions. The chapters are chronological, addressing the origins of Marine Corps aviation prior to and during American involvement in World War I and the Marine Corps' interventions in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, northern China, and Nicaragua.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2019.
,
Origins of Marine Corps Aviation -- Proving Ground: Haiti, 1915-1934 -- Advance to Maturity, 1919-1935 -- Marine Corps Aviation Comes of Age: Nicaragua, 1926-1933 -- Conclusion.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8131-7704-9
Language:
English
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