Progress and purpose
Subtitle: a developmental history of the United States Marine Corps, 1900-1970
By: by Kenneth J. Clifford.
Contributors: United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums Division.
Publisher: History and Museums Division, United States Marine Corps; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.]
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
Subjects: United States. Marine Corps -- History.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 127-131.
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: I. BACKGROUND-1900-1920-COMING OF AGE 1; title: The Nature of the General Board 6; title: Advanced Base Force— The Reason for Existence 8; title: Advanced Base Force Comes of Age 15; title: "The World Must Be Safe for Democracy" 21; title: II. POSTWAR DISARMAMENT PERIOD 25; title: Evolution of a Staff 27; title: Duties and Missions 29; title: Maneuvers, Expeditions, Football, and Mail 30; title: Fleet Maneuvers- 1922 . 31; title: Fleet Maneuvers-1923-1924 32; title: Aloha— Fleet Maneuvers— 1925 35; title: Marine Corps Schools 36; title: Aviation— The Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines 38; title: III. ECONOMY AND WITHDRAWAL 41; title: Marine Corps Schools of the Thirties 43; title: The Manual 46; title: The Contents 47; title: Boats, Lighters, and Amphibians 48; title: I— Landing Boats 48; title: II— Lighters 52; title: III— Amphibians 53; title: Marine Aviation in the Thirties 58; title: The Genesis of Close Air Support 58; title: IV. THE DECADE OF THE FORTIES— THE WAR AND THE BOMB 61; title: War Plans 61; title: Refinement of Tactics and Techniques in Amphibious Operations During World War II-Naval Gunfire (NGF) 65; title: Close Air Support (CAS) 67; title: Fire Support Coordination Center (FSCC) 69; title: Trials and Adaptations— Marine Aviation 70; title: And Then Came the Bomb 71; title: Repeat of the 1930s 73; title: Phib-31 77; title: V. THE FIFTIES: MASSIVE RETALIATION, PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE, AND NUCLEAR STALEMATE 79; title: Introduction 79; title: The Status of the Marine Corps in the 1950s 79; title: Korea-The Test 82; title: Optimum Organization and the Boards 84; title: Techniques and Hardware Development During the 1950s 88; title: Research and Development (R&D) Cycle 91; title: VI. THE DECADE OF THE SIXTIES 95; title: Pacification in General, Civic Action in Particular 96; title: In Support Of 100; title: The Helicopter and Refinement of Tactical Mobility 103; title: High Mobility and the Fire Support Base 105; title: Research, Development, and Studies in the 1960s 107; title: The Decade to Come 109; title: Vertical/Short-Take-Off and Landing 112; title: APPENDICES; title: A— Notes 115; title: B— Bibliography 127; title: C— Glossary of Abbreviations 133; title: D— Commandants of the Marine Corps in the Twentieth Century 135; title: E— Commanders at Quantico 137; title: F— Outline of the development of the Landing Operations Manual 139; title: G— Students and instructors who were assigned to MCS during preparation of Tentative Landing Operations Manual 141; title: H~ List of participants in conference held at Quantico, Virginia, on 9 January 1934 for purpose of discussing Tentative Landing Operations Manual 143; title: I— Fleet Marine Force Organization and Composition Board Members 145; title: J— Citation to accompany the award of the Medal of Merit to Donald Roebling 147; title: INDEX 149