Lejeune: A Marine's Life, 1867-1942

By Merrill L. Bartlett

Book Overview

This well-documented and hard-hitting biography of the thirteenth commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps succeeds in converting John A. Lejeune from a near mythical figure in corps history to a flesh and blood officer who helped build the service from a small appendage of the U.S. Navy to an important arm of naval warfare. Commandant from 1920 to 1929, when he retired from military service to become president of Virginia Military Institute, Major General Lejeune is regarded by many as the man most responsible for the establishment of the modern Marine Corps. In capturing the life and times of this visionary leader who directed the corps toward major amphibious operations, Merrill Bartlett provides vivid insight into the political and military giants of the era and shows Lejeune to be an adroit player of Washington politics and a shrewd manipulator who marshalled the energies and loyalties of his senior officers to accomplish his vision.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557500630
• ISBN13: 9781557500632
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Good book about a great Marine!

I have not yet finished this book but I like what I've read thus far. There's not much out there about General Lejuene but this book seems to hold a lot of good information about him. I received the book very quick and have been very happy with it so far.