Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-381) and index.
Contents:
Origins of a mission, 1798-1900 -- "Our flag's unfurled to every breeze" : Marine legation guards from China to Nicaragua, 1900-1940 -- Ashore and afloat : the Marines and service with the Department of State, 1904-1945 -- A new mission : Marine embassy security guards and the memorandum of agreement, 1946-1954 -- The early years : revolutions, coups, civil wars, 1949-1964 -- Embassy guards at war : Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, 1962-1975 -- Standing watch over a troubled world, 1961-1979 -- Embassies at war and in peace, 1979-1991 -- Coups, non-combatant evacuations, and the War on Terror, 1991-2007 -- Not just fitting in ... but standing out : Marine Security Guard School, 1979-2004 -- "Our Marines" : a retrospective.
Summary:
"This work is a complete history of the partnership between the Department of State and the U.S. Marine Corps tracing the evolving role that Marines have played in conjunction with the Foreign Service"--Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.