First to fight: (Record no. 8851)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0671730126 (pbk.)
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name KRULAK Victor H
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title First to fight:
Remainder of title an inside view of the US Marine Corps
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York:
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Pocket Books,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1991
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 292p.
520 #3 - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Originally published: Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1991.First to Fight" is a very good book. It is sort of three books in one. The first story is about the post-WWII defense reorganization and attempts by some to eliminate the Marine Corps or fold it into one of the other service branches. It is important history and often interesting. Gen. Krulak has a hard time hiding his feelings for then-General Eisenhower, and his push to leave all fighting on the ground to the Army. Gen. Krulak discusses the will of the people being reflected in the decisions of Congress to maintain the Marines as a separate fighting force. The middle part of the book was the development of equipment and techniques for amphibious operations and close air support, names like "Howlin' Mad" Smith pop up in their pre-WWII roles. Lastly, the Vietnam chapters were highly readable but also sad. Gen. Krulak does an excellent job in providing the Marines' perspective on the Vietnam war.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element MARINES
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
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Holdings
Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Copy number Price effective from Koha item type
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 06/03/1998 2 359.960973 KRU 0002767 16/09/2022 1 03/01/2024 Book