uscpress.com - Military History https://uscpress.com/ The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis https://uscpress.com/book-post/1533751/The-U-S-Marine-Corps-in-Crisis
The history of a tragic event in USMC history and of how its impact led to reforms

In 1956, a Marine drill instructor led his recruit platoon on a punitive night march across Ribbon Cre…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 A Well-Executed Failure https://uscpress.com/book-post/1533873/A-Well-Executed-Failure
An analysis of one campaign to illustrate the evolution of the Colonial Army at the Revolution's midpoint

Joseph R. Fischer reassesses the historical value of the first of the "Indian W…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 Buff Facings and Gilt Buttons https://uscpress.com/book-post/1533918/Buff-Facings-and-Gilt-Buttons
A detailed look into the complex inner workings of Confederate army staff operations

Buff Facings and Gilt Buttons approaches topics familiar to Civil War readers from a unique perspect…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 The Invasion of Japan https://uscpress.com/book-post/1533944/The-Invasion-of-Japan
Examines the U.S. plan to end the Second World War by invading Japan

For more than a half century scholars and nonscholars alike have debated the ethics of dropping the atomic bomb, but…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 Stateside Soldier https://uscpress.com/book-post/1533971/Stateside-Soldier
The World War II homefront comes alive through the eyes of an enlisted female soldier

"I don't know anybody who has ever done such a daring thing as I have done," twenty-two-year-old Ai…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 The Guns of Meeting Street https://uscpress.com/book-post/1533986/The-Guns-of-Meeting-Street
An engrossing investigation into the deadly outcome of a sixteen-year family feud

As compelling as fiction, The Guns of Meeting Street reconstructs a series of murders from the early 19…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 Rhetoric in Martial Deliberations and Decision Making https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534057/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…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 The Southern Strategy https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534063/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…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 Court-Martial at Parris Island https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534120/Court-Martial-at-Parris-Island
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…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700 Recent Themes in Military History https://uscpress.com/book-post/1534152/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…]]> Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:25:16 -0700