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02692aam a2200409 i 4500 001 687BF1266B5611E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 141024s2014 ncu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2014042249 020 $a 0786497076 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786497072 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)893784428 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d IWA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e------ $a nwcu--- $a e-sp--- $a e------ 050 00 $a VE25 B34 2014 100 1 $a Barnett, George, $d 1859-1930. 245 10 $a George Barnett, Marine Corps Commandant : $b a memoir, 1877-1923 / $c George Barnett ; edited by Andy Barnett. 264 1 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2014] 300 $a viii, 197 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Chronology -- A Western boyhood -- A young man at Annapolis -- Cadet cruise; Africa -- Cadet cruise; South America -- Graduation and the Marine Corps -- Sitka -- Aboard the USS Iroquois -- Stevenson and Samoa -- The Columbia Exposition of 1893 -- The USS New Orleans and the Spanish-American War -- Seeing the world on the USS Chicago -- The Philippines and the Asiatic Fleet -- Marriage and honeymoon in Peking -- The Peking Legation Guard -- Philadelphia, the Advanced Base Force and Culebra -- Appointment as Commandant -- The Great War -- Post-War demobilization -- Dismissal of Commandant Barnett -- The Haitian Affair -- Major General Barnett -- San Francisco, 1920/1923 and retirement. 520 $a "Barnett was relieved as Commandant in 1920. In retirement, he dictated his recollections of 45 years of service, including his education at Annapolis, overseas service in Sitka, Samoa and Peking, and encounters with prominent people. This edited version of his story provides an unprecedented look at the Corps between the Civil War and the Spanish-American War"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Barnett, George, $d 1859-1930. 610 10 $a United States. $b Marine Corps $x Officers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Marines $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 610 10 $a United States. $b Marine Corps $x History $y 19th century. 610 10 $a United States. $b Marine Corps $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Spanish-American War, 1898 $v Personal narratives, American. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $v Personal narratives, American. 700 1 $a Barnett, Andy, $d 1954- 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826103951.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=687BF1266B5611E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search