Seapoer/Marine corps

From: Sea Power | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

The U.S. Marine Corps takes justifiable pride in its reputation of being the finest fighting force in the world. It also has been, throughout much of its history, the most innovative and forward-thinking service. The amphibious doctrine and tactics that won World War II in the Pacific were defined and refined by the Corps in the 1920s and 1930s, for example, and in the 1930s and 1940s the Marines perfected the close-air-support capabilities that have characterized USMC operations ever since. The Marine Corps also blazed the trail, in the post-WWII era, in the use of helicopters to enhance ...

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