"This book is an expanded update of the official Marine Corps chronology"--Page 660. Includes index.

1775-1844 : Marines in the fighting tops -- 1845-1882 : By sea and by land -- 1883-1913 : Steam, steel, and stamina -- 1914-1918 : First to fight -- 1919-1938 : Thinkers and fighters -- 1939-1943 : Holding the line -- 1943-1945 : On the offensive -- 1945-1953 : Hot opening to a Cold War -- 1954-1975 : The long war -- 1976-2003 : A force in readiness.