The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis

By Keith Fleming

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In 1956 a Marine drill instructor led his recruit platoon on a punitive night march across Ribbon Creek, a tidal stream at the Parris Island, South Carolina, recruit depot. Six men drowned, and the resulting court-martial became a national media sensation putting the future of the corps into question. Written by a senior historian at the Marine Corps Historical Center, The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis explores the social, political, and historical context of this tragic moment in U.S. military history as a case study in how bureaucratic institutions undertake internal reform and offering a valuable vantage point on tensions in American society during the 1950s.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1570038848

ISBN13:9781570038846

Release Date:October 2009

Publisher:University of South Carolina Press

Length:150 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Engineering History Military Military Science Military Sciences Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Naval Science & Math Social Sciences Technology

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