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The definitive account of a tragic episode in U.S. Marine Corps history and its aftermath

On the night of April 8, 1956, marine drill instructor Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a force…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409414/F-Troop-and-Other-Citadel-Stories
Short stories about character-building experiences at the storied military academy in the 1960s

From its founding in 1842 the Citadel has been steeped in tradition. There have been chan…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409228/War-Is-Not-Just-for-Heroes
Firsthand accounts of war in the Pacific theater from an intrepid reporter of World War II combat

War Is Not Just for Heroes rescues the incredible true stories of US Marine Corps. Writ…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409224/Promotion-or-the-Bottom-of-the-River
South Carolinian Alexander F. Warley (1823-1895) was an exceptional naval officer who enjoyed a robust life of far-flung adventures at sea during several dramatic periods in American maritime…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409214/Battle-Exhortation
A commanding study of the motivational speech of military leaders across the centuries

In this groundbreaking examination of the symbolic strategies used to prepare troops for imminent…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409194/Recent-Themes-in-Military-History
An inviting survey of recent developments in military history from leading voices in the field

Described as "the New York Review of Books for history,"Historically Speaking has emerged…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3409178/Among-the-Nightmare-Fighters
In the first comprehensive study of the American male poets of World War II, Diederik Oostdijk gives voice to the literary men still considered to be a part of the Silent Generation. Focusing…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3408991/The-Southern-Strategy
A reexamination of major Southern battles and tactics in the American War of Independence

A finalist for the 2005 Distinguished Writing Award of the Army Historical Foundation and the 2…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3408974/The-Young-Lions
A detailed look at the Confederacy's "boy soldiers"

"In making soldiers of them, " said Confederate president Jefferson Davis regarding the mobilization of his nation's youths, "we are…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800 https://uscpress.com/book-post/3408977/Rhetoric-in-Martial-Deliberations-and-Decision-Making
Case studies on the role of rhetoric in making military decisions

In this study of the discourse involved in martial deliberations, Ronald H. Carpenter examines the rhetoric employed by…]]> Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:54:27 -0800