HERITAGE
How the Few Became the Proud: Crafting the Marine Corps Mystique, 1874-1918
By Heather Venable · 296 pages
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Examines how the Marine Corps built its warrior culture and public identity between 1874 and 1918, tracing the recruitment campaigns, training reforms, and institutional decisions that set the Corps apart from the Army and forged a mystique that still shapes recruiting today.
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Campaigns, personalities, and turning points that sharpen perspective on where the Corps came from and how Marines have adapted in every era.