How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918 by Venable, Heather
How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918 by Venable, Heather

How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918

For more than half its existence, the U.S. Marine Corps and its members largely self-identified as soldiers....
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Author: Heather Venable
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How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918 by Venable, Heather

How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918

$89.02
How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918 by Venable, Heather

How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918

$89.02
Author: Heather Venable
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description

For more than half its existence, the U.S. Marine Corps and its members largely self-identified as soldiers. In the early decades, being a Marine did not yet mean something distinct, either to Marines or to the public at large. The Corps' peculiar position resulted in a sort of identity crisis: Being neither a land-based organization like the Army nor an entirely sea-based one like the Navy, the Corps' role overlapped with both institutions. While the Army and Navy easily could define their respective domains, Marines inherently shouldered a more varied array of land-and-sea responsibilities.

Author Heather Venable argues that, since the Marine Corps could not readily rally around a sole defining mission, it turned instead to an image to ensure its institutional survival. As Marine officers immersed themselves in the Corps' historical records, they initiated a process by which a maligned group of nineteenth-century naval policemen eventually would come to be regarded as elite warriors. Embracing their storied past, fin-de-si?cle Marines began to justify their existence by invoking their traditions, celebrating their many martial engagements, and claiming to be the nation's oldest and proudest military branch. A new and enduring institutional persona emerged--that of a fighting force ultimately superior to soldiers and sailors. Although there are countless works on the Marine Corps, How the Few Became the Proud is the first to explore the origin of the myths behind the mystique.



Author: Heather Venable
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 11/15/2024
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781682479193

About the Author
Heather Venable is an associate professor of military and security studies and the Course Director for the Airpower Strategy and Operations Course at the United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College. As a visiting professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, she taught naval and Marine Corps history. She graduated with a BA in history from Texas A&M University and received an MA in American history from the University of Hawai'i. She earned her PhD in military history from Duke University.
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