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The Greatest of All Leathernecks

John Archer Lejeune and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps

By: Joseph Arthur Simon

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The Greatest of All Leathernecks

John Archer Lejeune and the Making of the Modern Marine Corps

By: Joseph Arthur Simon

Joseph Arthur Simon’s The Greatest of All Leathernecks is the first comprehensive biography of John Archer Lejeune (1867–1942), a Louisiana native and the most innovative and influential leader of the United States Marine Corps in the twentieth century. As commandant of the Marine Corps from 1920 to 1929, Lejeune reorganized, revitalized, and modernized the force by developing its new and permanent mission of amphibious assault. Before that transformation, the corps was a constabulary infantry force used mainly to protect American business interests in the Caribbean, a mission that did not place it as a significant contributor to the United States defense establishment. The son of a plantation owner from Pointe Coupee Parish, Lejeune enrolled at Louisiana State University in 1881, aged fourteen. Three years later, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, afterward serving for two years at sea as a midshipman. In 1890, he transferred to the Marines, where he ascended quickly in rank. During the Spanish-American War, Lejeune commanded and landed Marines at San Juan, Puerto Rico, to rescue American sympathizers who had been attacked by Spanish troops. A few years later, he arrived with a battalion of Marines at the Isthmus of Panama—part of Colombia at the time—securing it for Panama and making possible the construction of the Panama Canal by the United States. He went on to lead Marine expeditions to Cuba and Veracruz, Mexico. During World War I, Lejeune was promoted to major general and given command of an entire U.S. Army division. After the war, Lejeune became commandant of the Marine Corps, a role he used to develop its new mission of amphibious assault, transforming the corps from an ancillary component of the U.S. military into a vibrant and essential branch. He also created the Marine Corps Reserve, oversaw the corps’s initial use of aviation, and founded the Marine Corps Schools, the intellectual planning center of the corps that currently exists as the Marine Corps University. As Simon masterfully illustrates, the mission and value of the corps today spring largely from the efforts and vision of Lejeune.

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LSU Press

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0807172464

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9780807172469

American Conspiracy Theories

By: Joseph E. Uscinski,Joseph M. Parent

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American Conspiracy Theories

By: Joseph E. Uscinski,Joseph M. Parent

Conspiracies theories are some of the most striking features in the American political landscape: the Kennedy assassination, aliens at Roswell, subversion by Masons, Jews, Catholics, or communists, and modern movements like Birtherism and Trutherism. But what do we really know about conspiracy theories? Do they share general causes? Are they becoming more common? More dangerous? Who is targeted and why? Who are the conspiracy theorists? How has technology affected conspiracy theorising? This book offers the first century-long view of these issues.

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235

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199351813

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9780199351817

To Live in Christ-Eucharist

Growing in Daily Spirituality

By: Joseph M. Champlin

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To Live in Christ-Eucharist

Growing in Daily Spirituality

By: Joseph M. Champlin

A comprehensive lay spirituality formation program for those who are seeking a deeper, more meaningful spiritual relationship with Christ. Participants are invited to open their minds, share thoughts and opinions, review gospel passages, and apply the Way, the Truth, and the Life in their cultural relationships.

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Paulist Press

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0809196786

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9780809196784

Justice & Peace

By: Joseph Stoutzenberger

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Justice & Peace

By: Joseph Stoutzenberger

[This book first] provides a foundation for a Catholic understanding of justice. [It next] examines key issues related to justice including: poverty in America, global poverty, sexual identity, marginalized groups, and stewardship. [Finally, the book] examines Catholic teaching on peace and current issues related to peace. -http://www.harcourtreligion.com.

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Harcourt Religious Publishers

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0159504481

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9780159504482

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The Greatest of All Leathernecks

The Greatest of All Leathernecks

American Conspiracy Theories

American Conspiracy Theories

To Live in Christ-Eucharist

To Live in Christ-Eucharist

Justice & Peace

Justice & Peace

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