MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aD794.5$b.P66 2012
100 1 $aPoole, H. J.,$d1943-
245 10 $aGung ho! :$bthe Corps' most progressive tradition /$cH. John Poole ; foreword by Anthony C. Zinni.
246 30 $aCorps' most progressive tradition
260 $aEmerald Isle, NC :$bPosterity Press,$cc2012.
300 $axxi, 375 p. :$bill., maps ;$c22 cm.
500 $aIncludes bibliography (p. 359-368) and index.
505 0 $apt. 1. The extent of "working together". Historical backdrop -- The Marine Raiders' initial contribution -- The counter-cultural "Gung ho session" -- What Carlson may have finally realized -- pt. 2. The Asian influence on U.S. doctrine. Modern war precepts from ancient China? -- Mao's influence on Raider tactics -- "Gung ho's" gift to combat momentum -- Collective wisdom or headquarters control -- Further Maoist Raider participation in WWII -- pt. 3. "Gung Ho's" later influence on the Corps. The Raider's impact on the 4th Marines -- Tackling many times their number -- Small-unit confidence -- Bottom-up learning -- Improvise, adapt, and overcome -- pt. 4. 21st-century follow-up. The belated end to Carlson's research -- Future war's most promising model.
600 10 $aCarlson, Evans Fordyce,$d1896-1947$xMilitary leadership.
600 10 $aMao, Zedong,$d1893-1976$xInfluence.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps.$bMarine Raider Battalion, 2nd.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xCommando troops.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bMarine Corps$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCommando operations$zUnited States.
650 0 $aGuerrilla warfare.