Biplanes at War : US Marine Corps Aviation in the Small Wars Era, 1915-1934

Summary: This work provides an in-depth exploration of the experience of the US Marine Corps during the so-called small wars era, 1915-1934, with an emphasis on the marines' employment of aviation. The introduction gives a brief history of the Marine Corps up to World War I, an explanation of small wars as a concept, and terms and definitions. The chapters are chronological, addressing the origins of Marine Corps aviation prior to and during American involvement in World War I and the Marine Corps' interventions in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, northern China, and Nicaragua.

Record details

ISBN: 0813177049
ISBN: 9780813177045
ISBN: 0813177065
ISBN: 9780813177069
ISBN: 0813177057
ISBN: 9780813177052
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Origins of Marine Corps Aviation -- Proving Ground: Haiti, 1915-1934 -- Advance to Maturity, 1919-1935 -- Marine Corps Aviation Comes of Age: Nicaragua, 1926-1933 -- Conclusion.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.