MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2010047478
003 DLC
005 20110802103955.0
008 101118s2011 mdua b 001 0beng
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020 $a9781591149033 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aE840.5.H65$bU53 2011
082 00 $a355.0092$aB$222
100 1 $aUlbrich, David J.
245 10 $aPreparing for victory :$bThomas Holcomb and the making of the modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943 /$cDavid J. Ulbrich.
260 $aAnnapolis, Md. :$bNaval Institute Press,$cc2011.
300 $axiv, 285 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [255]-274) and index.
505 0 $aHolcomb's first thirty-six years in the Marine Corps, 1900-1936 -- Taking charge of the struggling Marine Corps, 1936-1939 -- Holcomb and the Marine Corps transition from peace toward war, 1939-1941 -- Marine mobilization in the first seven months of war, December 1941-June 1942 -- Guadalcanal : the first big test for Holcomb and the Marine Corps, July 1942-February 1943 -- Preparing the corps for a new commandant, July 1942-December 1943 -- From Marine Corps to diplomatic corps to retirement.
600 10 $aHolcomb, Thomas,$d1879-1965.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xHistory$y20th century.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xHistory$yWorld War, 1939-1945.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zPacific Area.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xOfficers$vBiography.
650 0 $aGenerals$zUnited States$vBiography.