https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798 Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Marine Corps History. daily 1 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 text/html en-US Vol. 5, no. 2 (2019) through current issue Latest Articles: Marine Corps History TWO Project MUSE® Marine Corps History 2381-3768 2381-375X Latest articles in Marine Corps History. Feed provided by Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987704 <p></p> The memoir Hueys Over Khe Sanh offers a compelling view of Marine Corps helicopter operations during the Vietnam War. In 28 short chapters organized chronologically, author Peter Greene details his tour of duty from December 1966 to January 1968 as a Bell UH-1E Iroquois crew chief in Marine Observation Squadron 6 (VMO-6). Greene&#39;s war was unique to most Marines on the ground, as he experienced it from the rear of an armed &#x22;Huey.&#x22; His reminiscences, however, are representative of what many Marine helicopter crewmen in the handful of gunship squadrons experienced during Vietnam. They were dedicated to their aircraft, conducting early morning preflight inspections, flying exhausting daytime sorties as gunners, and ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Hueys Over Khe Sanh: Missions with VMO-6 by Peter Greene (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Hueys Over Khe Sanh: Missions with VMO-6 by Peter Greene (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 11614 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987705 <p></p> Security cooperation requires more than politicians, diplomats, and military officers. The everyday interactions of soldiers and citizens&#x2014;such as communicating, working, training, eating, socializing, etc.&#x2014;can influence whether cooperative efforts succeed in fulfilling military objectives. In The Tormented Alliance, Zach Fredman explores how everyday interactions between American soldiers and Chinese citizens undermined the two countries&#39; efforts at security cooperation during and after World War II.In 1941, the Nationalist Party of the Republic of China (ROC) and the United States began to coordinate their efforts against the encroaching Japanese forces. Each side brought differing expectations to the ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949 by Zach Fredman (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US The Tormented Alliance: American Servicemen and the Occupation of China, 1941–1949 by Zach Fredman (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 20514 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987706 <p></p> And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain.1One cannot use spies without sagacity and knowledge, one cannot use spies without humanity and justice, one cannot get the truth from spies without subtlety. This is a very delicate matter indeed. Spies are useful everywhere.2Although posed, the jaunty photograph on the dust jack of Barry Broman&#39;s recent Indochina Hand: Tales of a CIA Case Officer nicely captures the author&#39;s persona and &#xE9;lan while reflecting authorial essence in a very engaging book. A combat veteran of the Vietnam War, he is inured to the harsh travails, the vicissitudes and the verisimilitudes, of life. He possesses ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Indochina Hand: Tales of a CIA Case Officer by Barry Michael Broman (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Indochina Hand: Tales of a CIA Case Officer by Barry Michael Broman (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 16354 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987707 <p></p> &#39;Twas the Summer of &#39;69, but not all of America&#39;s youth were on their way to Woodstock. For James Kearney, William Clamurro, and tens of thousands of their generation, it was a time of existential crisis. The clash between the Free World and the Communist World was playing out in a fearsome proxy war between North and South Vietnam. When American ships came under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1965, America&#39;s direct participation continually escalated. This led to the draft, with tens of thousands of young Americans thrust into combat regardless of their personal feelings toward the war. This book is a timely examination of the dynamics of the Vietnam War Era, now that 50 years have come and gone since America&#39;s ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Duty to Serve, Duty to Conscience: The Story of Two Conscientious Objector Combat Medics during the Vietnam War by James C. Kearney and William H. Clamurro (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Duty to Serve, Duty to Conscience: The Story of Two Conscientious Objector Combat Medics during the Vietnam War by James C. Kearney and William H. Clamurro (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 10571 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987708 <p></p> Major General Bill Mullen&#39;s recent work, What It Means to Be a Man: How to Become a Better Person, is an adept exploration of self-reflection, integrity, and personal growth. The potentially provocative title is an attention-getter. Spoiler alert: the book is not intended just for men but explicitly aims to draw in both men and women to explore the topic of character development and self-improvement. Drawing from his extensive military career and personal experiences, Mullen crafts a narrative that challenges conventional definitions of manhood while steering readers toward a more reflective, meaningful, and purposeful existence. This book serves as a universal call to all individuals seeking to cultivate integrity ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall What It Means to Be a Man: How to Become a Better Person by MajGen Bill Mullen (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US What It Means to Be a Man: How to Become a Better Person by MajGen Bill Mullen (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 8401 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987710 <p></p> There is wisdom and depth in philosophy which always considers the origin and the germ, and glories in history as one consistent epic.1Heritage and history are both useful for military/naval institutions like the Marine Corps. Heritage uses the past to celebrate or preserve culture and traditions. Marine heritage targets as broad a general audience as possible and passes down legacies of combat prowess, bravery, and esprit de corps, all of which are important to forming a corporate identity and projecting a bright and positive public image. This curated past, however, approaches what historian Sir Michael Howard called mythmaking, or &#x22;the creation of an image of the past, through careful selection and ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall What Marine History Is For: History, Heritage, and the Origins of the U.S. Marine Corps 2026-04-15 text/html en-US What Marine History Is For: History, Heritage, and the Origins of the U.S. Marine Corps 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 114409 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987711 <p></p> Fought during the Korean War from 27 November to 11 December 1950, the famed Battle of the Chosin Reservoir pitted 12 Chinese divisions (more than 120,000 men) against a vastly outnumbered force of U.S. Marines and Army soldiers, British commandos, and South Korean troops under the United Nations command of General Douglas MacArthur. Surrounded in the mountains of North Korea by an enemy determined to annihilate them, the men of the 1st Marine Division fought for 15 days in arctic-like cold to escape the Communist trap. To mark the 75th anniversary of that epic breakout, former Marine staff sergeant Frank Kerr shares his life-changing experience as a young combat photographer chronicling one of the most storied ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Remembering Chosin 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Remembering Chosin 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 42163 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987712 <p></p> The Marine Corps released a photograph in June 2016 that was part of a series of images from Memorial Day events in Belleau Wood, France. The photograph captured a profoundly human moment: Commandant of the Marine Corps Robert B. Neller gazing contemplatively at a stream of water pouring from the mouth of a dog. His right hand was encircled by a memorial bracelet, an indication that he was carrying with him the memory of someone significant. From the view of an outside observer, it is evident that Neller was engaging in some type of ritual at this fountain, presumably tied to his status as a Marine. However, from the perspective of a pilgrimage researcher, not only was the nation&#39;s top Marine receiving water from ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall "Come on, You Sons-o'-Bitches, Do You Want to Live Forever?": The Devil Dog Fountain: Myth, Art, Archetype, and Integration 2026-04-15 text/html en-US "Come on, You Sons-o'-Bitches, Do You Want to Live Forever?": The Devil Dog Fountain: Myth, Art, Archetype, and Integration 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 127777 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987714 <p></p> My most vivid memory of this hectic period entails the D-4, Ran[dolph M.] Pate, sitting hunched over a desk in a small, leaky shack working 18&#x2013;20-hour days on cargo manifests while troops a few yards away forcibly and in unmistakable terms defied the science of logistics.1I think all hands felt that they had done the best they could with what they had and the outcome was in the hands of God.2Like most other functions in warfare, logistics requires a blend of art and science. In its scientific form, logistics is absolutely precise, conducted using specific calculations that today are aided by spreadsheets and computer software. Its flawless data is not hindered by friction or failure. As an art, logistics is messy ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Chaos, Confusion, and Cornflakes: The Muddled Logistics of Guadalcanal 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Chaos, Confusion, and Cornflakes: The Muddled Logistics of Guadalcanal 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 162324 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987715 <p></p> During the first half of the twentieth century, the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve earned a reputation for combat effectiveness equal to their counterparts in the active duty forces. During the two world wars and the Korean War, Marine Reserve forces answered the call for mobilization and served with distinction in each of the conflicts. But by the 1960s, shifts in America&#39;s defense strategy forced the Reserves to reevaluate both their organization and place in the national security structure. President John F. Kennedy&#39;s policy of &#x22;flexible response&#x22; against communism called for a substantial peacetime military force capable of speedy mobilization and deployment. The United States could not assume it would have the ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall "Ready": The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1960–1964 2026-04-15 text/html en-US "Ready": The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1960–1964 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 81085 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987716 <p></p> Even the greatest generals need good lieutenants. In Washington&#39;s Revolutionary War Generals, Professor Stephen R. Taaffe investigates the biographies and actions of the senior officers who helped make George Washington&#39;s Revolutionary War Continental Army what it was.One reason that the American War of Independence is an anomaly in U.S. military history was the selection of the Continental generals by the Congress, rather than by the Congress-appointed commander. During that war, Congress, which also served in the role of government, appointed 73 major and brigadier generals to serve in its various departments and field armies. The author&#39;s disappointed conclusion is that their performance was, for the most part ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall A Revolutionary Army and Its Officers: Washington's Revolutionary War Generals by Stephen R. Taaffe, and: The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780–1783 by Louis-François-Bertrand du Pont d'Aubevoye, and: No Turning Point: The Saratoga Campaign in Perspective by Theodore Corbett (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US A Revolutionary Army and Its Officers: Washington's Revolutionary War Generals by Stephen R. Taaffe, and: The Road to Yorktown: The French Campaigns in the American Revolution, 1780–1783 by Louis-François-Bertrand du Pont d'Aubevoye, and: No Turning Point: The Saratoga Campaign in Perspective by Theodore Corbett (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 10730 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987717 <p></p> Retired major John McClelland Elliott, better known as Jack, passed away on 22 March 2025 surrounded by friends and loved ones. A towering figure in Marine Corps aviation history, Elliott&#39;s work and efforts are on display to every visitor to the National Museum of the Marine Corps (NMMC), located in Quantico, Virginia, where many of the large artifacts on display were originally acquired by Elliott while he was part of the Smithsonian Institution for the unbuilt National Armed Forces Museum. In addition to the exhibits, Elliott was the face of the Marine Corps to countless visitors as he volunteered thousands of hours as a docent, serving at the NMMC until he was almost 100 years old.Born in Saskatoon ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Major John M. "Jack" Elliott, USMC: 9 April 1923–22 March 2025 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Major John M. "Jack" Elliott, USMC: 9 April 1923–22 March 2025 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 24358 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987718 <p></p> Lieutenant General Jefferson Davis Howell passed away on 1 July 2025. He served 37 years in the Marine Corps, starting his career as an infantry officer then becoming a fighter pilot. General Howell&#39;s most defining attribute was his wise, powerful, and inspiring leadership. He rose through the ranks of Marine Aviation from lieutenant colonel in charge of a fighter squadron to the command of Marine Forces Pacific. General Howell was influential in this time of transition as Marines built a force that proved effectively lethal and efficient in the wars of the twenty-first century.General Howell was born in 1939 in Victoria, Texas, to parents who were career educators. While attending the University of Texas in ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Lieutenant General Jefferson D. Howell Jr., USMC: 10 August 1939–1 July 2025 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Lieutenant General Jefferson D. Howell Jr., USMC: 10 August 1939–1 July 2025 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 12702 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987719 <p></p> The Taliban entered Kabul, Afghanistan, on 15 August 2021, ushering in the end of America&#39;s 20-year intervention in that country. During those 20 years, the U.S. Marine Corps added to its already impressive military history, notably as part of Task Force 58, the first conventional U.S. military forces to enter Afghanistan, the grueling counterinsurgency operations conducted in Helmand Province, and as a part of the evacuation from Kabul. Over the course of those two decades, there have been many books debating the pros and cons of counterinsurgency, Afghan culture, ways ahead, and lessons learned. However, in the three years following the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, there has been little written on ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall How to Lose a War: The Story of America's Intervention in Afghanistan by Amin Saikal (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US How to Lose a War: The Story of America's Intervention in Afghanistan by Amin Saikal (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 13920 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987720 <p></p> For two and a half centuries, the U.S. Marine Corps has embodied the motto &#x22;Always Faithful,&#x22; maintaining a constant state of readiness to address threats and crises worldwide. In honor of the Corps&#39; 250th birthday, Marine Corps History has dedicated this year&#39;s volume to examining that legacy. This winter issue furthers our commitment to rigorous scholarship by highlighting two distinct themes: the nuanced tension between history and heritage, and the institution&#39;s proven resilience in environments characterized by chaos and friction.Theme one, the interplay of history and heritage, is anchored by two thought-provoking articles. Dr. Mark Folse interrogates the historiography of the Corps&#39; origins, arguing that the ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall From the Editors 2026-04-15 text/html en-US From the Editors 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 7592 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721 <p></p> Mikael Cook and Robert Conlin&#39;s book Life and Death at Abbey Gate recounts the tragic events during the final weeks of the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan in August 2021 at the conclusion of America&#39;s longest war. Afghanistan war veteran Cook, who served as a former U.S. Army staff sergeant, begins the book with a brief biographical summary of his life, his time in the Army, and his reasons for serving. After this introduction, Cook explains the events of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, including the military&#39;s withdrawal from Bagram Air Base in the Parwan Province and the Taliban&#39;s early victories in northern Afghanistan and its swift advance on Kabul.Cook provides a firsthand account of his efforts ... <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/987721">Read More</a> Project MUSE® https://muse.jhu.edu/ 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/798/image/coversmall Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save our Allies by Mikael Cook (review) 2026-04-15 text/html en-US Life and Death at Abbey Gate: The Fall of Afghanistan and the Operation to Save our Allies by Mikael Cook (review) 2026-04-15 2026 TWO Project MUSE® 7897 2026-05-16T00:00:00-05:00 2026-04-15