From Whaleboats to Amphibious Warfare

From Whaleboats to Amphibious Warfare

Lt. Gen. "Howling Mad" Smith and the U.S. Marine Corps

by Anne Cipriano Venzon

164 pages· 2003· ISBN 9780275949068
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An examination of Holland Smith's career in the Marine Corps follows its evolution from an insular constabulary at the turn of the 20th century to a juggernaut, landing American troops island by island in vital amphibious engagements up to 1945, culminating in the epic operation at Iwo Jima. Venzon details the life of this quiet, modest man who, she contends, deliberately cultivated the persona of an irascible, unreasonable perfectionist, in an effort to do everything possible to protect the Marines under his command.

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