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Author:   Leo J. Daugherty, III
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780786437962

ISBN 10:   0786437960
Pages:   407
Publication Date:   08 April 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      Acronyms and Abbreviations      1. Origins of a Mission, 1798–1900      2. “Our Flag’s Unfurled to Every Breeze”: Marine Legation Guards from China to Nicaragua, 1900–1940      3. Ashore and Afloat: The Marines and Service with the Department of State, 1904–1945      4. A New Mission: Marine Embassy Security Guards and the Memorandum of Agreement, 1946–1954      5. The Early Years: Revolutions, Coups, Civil Wars, 1949–1964      6. Embassy Guards at War: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, 1962–1975      7. Standing Watch Over a Troubled World, 1961–1979      8. Embassies at War and in Peace, 1979–1991      9. Coups, Non-Combatant Evacuations, and the War on Terror, 1991–2007      10. Not Just Fitting In ... But Standing Out: Marine Security Guard School, 1979–2004      11. “Our Marines”: A Retrospective      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Well researched in both primary and secondary sources, the book provides easily the most thorough account ever written on this topic and should stand as the seminal work for years to come. Highly recommended --<i>Choice.</i>

Well researched in both primary and secondary sources, the book provides easily the most thorough account ever written on this topic and should stand as the seminal work for years to come. Highly recommended --Choice.

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Leo J. Daugherty III is the Senior Command Historian for the United States Army Cadet Command in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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