The big switch: recollection of Marines in China

Article Abstract:

US Marine Corps troops were deployed in China at the end of World War II. One of their operations was the transfer of European internees from a Shantung Penisnula concentration camp to Tsintao.

China, World War II, 1939-1945, Armed forces in foreign countries, American

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The way it was (or the old Corps); exactly how good were the 'good old days?'(Marine Corps)

Article Abstract:

A brief history of the 'old' Marine Corps is presented. For example, civilian social customs were stressed for the Marines of the 1930s, and the Corps' enlisted strength in 1939 was 17,000.

Armed Forces

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The horse marines

Article Abstract:

An overview is presented of the history of the evolvement of the Marine Corps from purely ships detachments to shore operations, using horses and mules.

International Affairs, National Security, Military Exercises & Maneuvers, Military Action, Horses and other equines, Horses, Horse and Other Equine Production, Horses & Other Equines, Mules, Usage, Military aspects, Military operations, Military maneuvers

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