mccahill william (6 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by E. Frank Wittmack. Very good. Small faded area on top of spine, rear cover faded; stamping and writing inside front cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. The binding is worn and tanned. The pages are tanned. The copy shows minor external wear, but is in otherwise clean condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: fair. E. Franklin Wittmack (illustrator). Quarto, 73 pages, illus. (some in color), boards scuffed. The author wrote or edited several works related to the United States Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection, using the mobility of the United States Navy to, by Congressional mandate, rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces on land, at sea, and in the air. The U.S. Marine Corps is one of the four armed service branches in the U.S. Department of Defense and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The Marine Corps has been a component of the U. S. Department of the Navy since 30 June 1834, working closely withnaval forces for training, transportation, and logistics. The USMC operates posts on land and aboard sea-going amphibious warfare ships around the world, and several of the Marines' tactical aviation squadrons, primarily Marine Fighter Attack squadrons, are also embedded in Navy carrier air wings and operate from the Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.Two battalions of Continental Marines were formed on 10 November 1775 in Philadelphia as a service branch of infantry troops capable of fighting for independence both at sea and on shore. The role of the Corps has since grown and evolved, expanding to aerial warfare and earning popular titles such as, "America's third air force", and, "second land army". The United States Marine Corps has distinguished itself as it has served in the majority of American wars and armed conflicts, from its inception to the modern era, and attained prominence in the 20th century when its theories and practices of amphibious warfare proved prescient and ultimately formed the cornerstone of the Pacific theater of World War II.By the mid-20th century, the U.S. Marine Corps had become a major theorist of and the world's dominant practitioner of amphibious warfare. Its ability to rapidly respond on short notice to expeditionary crises gives it a strong role in the implementation and execution of American foreign policy. As of 2016, the USMC has around 182,000 active duty members and some 38,900reserve Marines. It is the smallest of the U.S. armed forces within the U.S. DoD.

Zustand: Good. Signed Copy . Presumed 1st. Inscribed by author on front endpage. (U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, history).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. Inscribed, "To Barry & Family With best wishes from the foot warmers by the fireside to the front line folks. Bill McCahill 1966 Colonel, USMCR." Colonel McCahill led the effort to write and publish the history of the Marine Corps Reserve on their Golden Anniversary. This edition covers the 50 years since the Corps was authorized by Congress in 1916. It is inscribed to Barry Zorthian, an American diplomat who was the U.S. government spokesman in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Boundin red cloth with the Marine Corps seal in gilt on the front cover, and title on spine. In very good condition. 311 pages. MIL/011513.

Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. E. Franklin Wittmack (illustrator). First Edition. Folio. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED ON FFEP BY WILLIAM P. McCAHILL. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering spine, and illustrated endpapers. In colorful illustrated dust jacket. A near fine copy in a very good+ dust jacket with short closed tears and edge wear. 73 pp.