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George B. Clark

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George B. Clark is a former Marine & respected military historian. He lives in Pike, New Hampshire, where he is the proprietor of The Brass Hat, an antiquarian bookstore specializing in military & Marine Corps history. His published works include the critically acclaimed "Devil Dogs: Fighting näytä lisää Marines of World War I". (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän

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Irish Soldiers in Europe (2010) 11 kappaletta
With the Old Corps in Nicaragua (2001) 5 kappaletta

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Virallinen nimi
Clark, George Bransfield
Syntymäaika
1926-10-29
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Organisaatiot
Irish Military History Society (founding member)
Lyhyt elämäkerta
George B. Clark is a founding member of the Irish Military History Society; served in the US Marine Corps from 1944-1953; also worked at Brown University and University of Massachusetts as Director of Research; retired to New Hampshire in 1988

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Informative but could have used a bit more editing. Interesting to learn how the Marines managed to get troops sent over to Europe with some political machinations when the Army would have rather kept them out of the fight. It was a good thing for the US we sent them though. They focused on marksmanship as a part of their training which made a big difference in battles where some of the Army troops had little actual experience shooting their guns.

The battles the Marines engaged in are meticulously relayed to the reader with many stories of heroics briefly told. The story of the Marines as a whole is center stage though and individual heroics are side notes. A history rather than an engaging story.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Teokset
28
Jäseniä
149
Suosituimmuussija
#139,413
Arvio (tähdet)
3.8
Kirja-arvosteluja
1
ISBN:t
33
Kielet
1

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