Since Vietnam, we have come to realize that today’s conﬂicts involve more than victory in battle to succeed. We need to win the hearts and minds of the people as well as the ﬁreﬁghts in order to prevail. Ironically, Marines get this. Their legendary courage and tenacity on the battleﬁeld is equally matched by their compassion and engagement with the traumatized civilian population. Marine General Jim Mattis summed it up best when he said, “We can be your worst enemy or your best friend.”

Among the People: U.S. Marines in Iraq

David A. Benhoff

History

Marine Corps Association

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly redudced list price  (Contains copyright material) The case studies cover ten provinces in Afghanistan’s south and east. They describe the diverse conditions these  units faced, how they responded to these conditions, what worked and what did not, and the successes they achieved.  Some of the book’s key themes include:• Dealing with a localized insurgency• Navigating the political terrain• Searching for political solutions• Engaging the population and building popular support• Using reconstruction funds• Protecting the population • Employing restraint in the use of force • Finding the right balance between concentration and dispersion • Maintaining continuity • Operating with little strategic guidance  Other related print products:Weapon of Choice: U.S. Army Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00431-3Understanding War in Afghanistan is avaialable here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01609-8Counterinsurgency Leadership in Afghanistan, Iraq and Beyond is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-046-00274-6Civilian Surge: Key to Complex Operations is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01585-7American Foreign Policy: Regional Perspectives; Proceedings, A Workshop Sponsored by the William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics, Newport, Rhode Island, 13-15 May 2009 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01594-6Al Anbar Awakening, V. 1, American Perspectives: U.S. Marines and Counterinsurgency in Iraq, 2004-2009; V. 2, Iraqi Perspectives: From Insurgency to Counterinsurgency in Iraq, 2004-2009 is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-020-01596-2Afghanistan War resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/wars-conflicts/afg...Other products produced by the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/922

On the Ground in Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency in Practice: Counterinsurgency in Practice

Meyerle, Jerry, Megan Katt, and Jim Gavrilis

Asia

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT -- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price U.S. Military examines Al-Qaida operatioins ten years after war One key factor that emerged from the various presentations was the sheer variety of issues, leaderships, local security environments, and prospects for the local gorups that are affiliated with Al-Qaida in some way. Other key judgments are also revealed including that Al-Qaida continues to harbor implacable hostility toward the international system, the United States, Israel, and many local governments. Each presentation by the various contributors are represented as separate essays within this text. Regional and territorial maps are interspersed throughout the book to showcase key areas to the group. Some may find interest in the metrics set by Al-Qaida as well as the Goods and Services Exchanged Between Al-Qaida and its partners that are showcased through charts and tables. Other related print products:
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Al-Qaida After Ten Years of War: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospects: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospect

The 2008 National Defense Authorization Act authorized the Secretary of Defense to conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. A Path to War is the first in a series dedicated to the Marine Corps' involvement in Southeast Asia from the early 1960s until 1975.  This commemorative publication covers the period from 1961 to 1965, a time when the Marine involvement in the region deepened from an advisory and supporting role to the amphibious landing near Da Nang in March 1965, which marked the first major commitment of U.S. ground forces to the war in Vietnam. Contains five color maps and numerous black and white photographs.

The Path to War: U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Southeast Asia, 1961-1965: U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Southeast Asia, 1961-1965

Hofmann Jr., George R.

Coral comes high (Battery Press elite unit series)

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Hunt, George P.

A lucid case against overloading the infantryman which commanders and staff officers have repeatedly done throughout history.

Across the Reef The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War

Croizat, Victor J.

Military

Excellent book describing the Marines and their missions since 1775.

The United States Marines, 1775-1975

Engineering & Transportation

Simmons, Edwin H.

Engineering

“The brutal and heroic story of Marines in action” The New York Times\n08:32, September 15, 1944.\nThe 1st Marines stormed the Pacific island of Peleliu.\nCaptain Hunt and his company of two hundred and thirty-five men were among some of the first to land; forty-eight hours later, only seventy-eight of them were alive.\nOutnumbered and outgunned by the enemy, they beat off all attacks with a courage which is at the same time matter-of-fact and superhuman individual, yet collective and drawn from the real comradeship of men who cannot let each other down.\nHere are dramatic accounts of wounded men miraculously still fighting, of two men seen in silhouette at night against the flashes of guns in a death struggle atop a cliff, of the flame-scarred bodies of Japanese in caves and pillboxes, of a nervous and badly scared youngster shooting one of his own comrades.\nWhen, at last, relief came and Captain Hunt and his handful of men staggered back to the beach, they had withstood three terrible counterattacks and killed more than five hundred enemy soldiers.\n“ Coral Comes High is an unpretentious, stark, blow-by-blow story of a terrible action, well told in the fewest possible words” Time Magazine\n“This is a story of fighting men told by a fighting man.” General Alexander Vandegrift, United States Marine Corps.\nCaptain Hunt served in the 1st Regiment of the 1st Marine Division in the South Pacific and was decorated with the Silver Star medal and the Navy Cross. He received the Navy Cross for his part in the action described in this book. The citation for this decoration relates how Captain Hunt's company of riflemen was reduced to thirty-four men; how these survivors defended an isolated position "against three counterattacks killing four hundred and twenty-two Japanese.” After the war he worked as a writer and editor for Fortune and Life magazines. Coral Comes High was first published in 1946 and Hunt passed away in 1991.

Capt McKeldin's book is divided into three sections: "Wisdom from Every Clime and Place"; "Wisdom from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam"; and "Wisdom-Eight Unique Perspectives." Each chapter in these sections is either the subject of personal interviews with former small unit leaders, or is the reprinted version of past interviews or articles. The men represented within these pages are all veterans of conflict from the rank of corporal through general. None of these "most important lessons I've learned" are earth-shattering or keys-to-always-winning, but all of these lessons are reinforced by the terror and tension of an opposed landing in the Pacific, by rounds in Korea or Vietnam, or by modern-day battles in Beirut, Iraq, and Somalia. It is the battle, the cost, the struggle to win, the mistakes made that allows us to transform what has sometimes become a cliche into the battlefield common sense that today's small unit leaders must possess. An incredible desktop reference of battlefield leadership, written in the style of men speaking around a bonfire, old leaders to young leaders who say, "listen and learn and don't make these mistakes."

From the Horse's Mouth: Selected Thoughts on Small-Unit Leadership

Major Ted McKeldin

How many Marine wives know the answers to these questions?When is the Marine Corps Birthday? (That's an easy one!)What is the Marine Corps motto? (Piece of cake!)What does the Marine Corps emblem symbolize? (Still no problem.)Now, how about something a little tougher?What is the meaning of "leatherneck," "devil dog" and "esprit de corps"?What is a hashmark, a hump, a ninety-six, an SRB, SOP and SGLI?How about a wooly-pully, wet down and WO? Or pogey bait, PCS, dining in and DITTY?Some wives may be very familiar with these terms, particularly if they've been married to a Marine for any length of time. However, for many wives, especially those who have just joined the Marine Corps family, these words and phrases may sound like Greek. Understandably so. Marine terminology is, for the most part, a language of its own. Understanding it is not always easy. In fact, sometimes it can be downright difficult.And so can being a Marine wife. Life in the Corps is a unique and often overwhelming experience for a lot of young wives. There's so much to learn, so much to comprehend, so much to get straight and straighten out. . . . Where is the commissary, exchange, doctor, dentist? What time is 1800? Who is this "IG" person? Why are you ironing your husband's socks? Sometimes the questions are far more important, perhaps even critical in nature. What about housing and child care, deployments and overseas tours, legal assistance, life insurance, a will?Concieved and written in large part by Yvette Sommers, the wife of Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps David W. Sommers, this is the first handbook written specifically with the Marine enlisted wife in mind. Mrs. Sommers and her committee (the nucleus of which consisted of Clara Strzelecki, Charlene Pinto, Alicia Kline and Marian Rooney) set out to give the Marine wife all the information she needed to know-the whos, whats, whens, wheres and whys of Marine (wife) life - in a nutshell.

Roses and Thorns (A Handbook for Marine Corps Enlisted Wives)

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Among the People: U.S. Marines in Iraq

On the Ground in Afghanistan: Counterinsurgency in Practice: Counterinsurgency in Practice

Al-Qaida After Ten Years of War: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospects: A Global Perspective of Successes, Failures, and Prospect

The Path to War: U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Southeast Asia, 1961-1965: U.S. Marine Corps Operations in Southeast Asia, 1961-1965

Coral comes high (Battery Press elite unit series)

Across the Reef The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War

The United States Marines, 1775-1975

Coral comes high (Battery Press elite unit series)

From the Horse's Mouth: Selected Thoughts on Small-Unit Leadership

Roses and Thorns (A Handbook for Marine Corps Enlisted Wives)