Format:
1 Online-Ressource
,
illustrations
ISBN:
1476619204
,
9781476619200
Content:
"Barnett was relieved as Commandant in 1920. In retirement, he dictated his recollections of 45 years of service, including his education at Annapolis, overseas service in Sitka, Samoa and Peking, and encounters with prominent people. This edited version of his story provides an unprecedented look at the Corps between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War"--
Content:
Chronology -- A Western boyhood -- A young man at Annapolis -- Cadet cruise; Africa -- Cadet cruise; South America -- Graduation and the Marine Corps -- Sitka -- Aboard the USS Iroquois -- Stevenson and Samoa -- The Columbia Exposition of 1893 -- The USS New Orleans and the Spanish-American War -- Seeing the world on the USS Chicago -- The Philippines and the Asiatic Fleet -- Marriage and honeymoon in Peking -- The Peking Legation Guard -- Philadelphia, the Advanced Base Force and Culebra -- Appointment as Commandant -- The Great War -- Post-War demobilization -- Dismissal of Commandant Barnett -- The Haitian Affair -- Major General Barnett -- San Francisco, 1920/1923 and retirement.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
9780786497072
Additional Edition:
0786497076
Additional Edition:
9780786497072
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Barnett, George, 1859-1930 George Barnett, Marine Corps Commandant
Language:
English
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