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First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps

Name: First to Fight: An Inside View of the U.S. Marine Corps
Author: Victor H. Krulak

By Victor H. Krulak · 256 pages

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General Victor Krulak's spirited argument for the Marine Corps' purpose and existence, drawing on amphibious theory and two centuries of history to make the case for why a force-in-readiness that can land and fight anywhere remains essential to national defense. A foundational text for any Marine who wants to understand why the Corps is built the way it is.

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Reading category: HERITAGE

Campaigns, personalities, and turning points that sharpen perspective on where the Corps came from and how Marines have adapted in every era.

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