Biplanes at War :: US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915-1934 /

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...

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Main Author: Johnson, Wray R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2019.
Series:Aviation & Air Power
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813177052
0813177057
9780813177069
0813177065

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