The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis: Ribbon Creek and Recruit

The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis: Ribbon Creek and Recruit Training

In 1956 a Marine drill instructor led his recruit platoon on a punitive night march across Ribbon Creek, a tidal stream at the Parris Island, South Carolina, recruit depot. Six men drowned, and the resulting court-martial became a national media sensation putting the future of the corps into question. Written by a senior historian at the Marine Corps Historical Center, The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis explores the social, political, and historical context of this tragic moment in U.S. military history as a case study in how bureaucratic institutions undertake internal reform and offering a valuable vantage point on tensions in American society during the 1950s.
Country USA
Brand University of South Carolina Press
Manufacturer University of South Carolina Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781570038846
ReleaseDate 2009-11-30

Country	USA
Brand	University of South Carolina Press
Manufacturer	University of South Carolina Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781570038846
ReleaseDate	2009-11-30

The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis: Ribbon Creek and Recruit Training