Making the Corps
Published on 31. July 2007
320 pages
978-1-4165-5974-0 (ISBN)
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The United States Marine Corps, with its proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new Marine Corps values are forged. Bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp and into their first year as Marines. As three fierce drill instructors fight a battle for the hearts and minds of this unforgettable group of young men, a larger picture emerges, brilliantly painted, of the growing gulf that divides the military from the rest of America.
Included in this edition is an all-new afterword from the author that examines the war in Iraq through the lens of the Marines from Platoon 3086, giving readers an on-the-ground view of the conflict from those who know it best
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Thomas E. Ricks is a journalist and bestselling author. A member of two Pulitzer Prize-winning teams for national reporting for both The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, he has reported on US military activities in Somalia, Haiti, Korea, Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Kuwait, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq and First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country.
Content
Prologue: Mogadishu, December 1992
Chapter 1. Disorientation
Chapter 2. The Forming
Chapter 3. Training
Chapter 4. Warrior Week
Chapter 5. Ready
Chapter 6. Graduation
Chapter 7. Back In The World
Chapter 8. In The Marines
Chapter 9. On American Soil
Epilogue: Parris Island, October 1996
Acknowledgments
Index
