Presents a history of Blacks in the United States Marine Corps.

Blacks in the Marine Corps

History

Shaw, Jr., Henry I.

Donnelly, Ralph W.

Military

Dept. of the Navy

<p>Studies the history, composition, and mission of the Confederate Marine Corps, and examines its role in military history</p>

The Confederate States Marine Corps: The Rebel Leathernecks

Americas

White Mane Pub

Blacks In The Marine Corps

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

When this monograph was published almost 30 years ago, then History and Museums Director Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons wrote: "Today's generation of Marines serve in a fully integrated Corps where blacks constitute almost one-fifth of our strength. Black officers, noncommissioned officers, and privates are omnipresent, their service so normal a part of Marine life that it escapes special notice. The fact that this was not always so and that as little as 34 years ago (in 1941) there were no black Marines deserves explanation." This statement holds true for this edition of Blacks in the Marine Corps, which has already gone through several previous reprintings. What has occurred since the first edition of Blacks in the Marine Corps has been considerable scholarship and additional writing on the subject that deserve mention to a new generation of readers, both in and outside the Corps. First and foremost is Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.'s Integration of the Armed Forces 1940-1965 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1981) that documents the Armed Forces efforts as part of the Defense Studies Series. The volume is an excellent history of a social topic often difficult for Service historical offices to deal with.

Biographical sketches collected here tell the stories of the 58 officers commissioned in the Confederate States Marine Corps. B&w historical photos are included. Privately printed in 1973 and 1983, this third edition is revised and updated by editor Sullivan, author and editor of books and articles on military history and member of the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Confederate History . The book was originally written by Ralph W. Donnelly. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Biographical Sketches of the Commissioned Officers of the Confederate States Marine Corps

Sullivan, David M.

Shaw, Henry I

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