Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Mars learning: the Marine Corps development of small wars doctrine, 1915-1940


Author: Bickel, Keith B.
Title: Mars learning: the Marine Corps development of small wars doctrine, 1915-1940
Published: Boulder: Westview Press, 2001
Description: xiv, 274 p. :ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: p. 255-270
Subject(s):
  • Haiti -- History -- American occupation, 1915-1934
  • Dominican Republic -- History -- American occupation, 1916-1924
  • Nicaragua -- History -- Revolution, 1926-1929
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Peacekeeping forces -- United States
  • Peacekeeping forces -- Caribbean Area
  • Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)

Review(s):

  • Gates, John M. "Mars Learning: The Marine Corps' Development of Small Wars Doctrine, 1915-1940." The Journal of Military History 65.3 (July 2001): 818

Read: February 2002