The Story of the U.S. Marines (Landmark Books, No. 14)

182 pp. Almost a year before the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Marines – later The United States Marine Corps – were born, a banc of bold, fearless, fighting men recruited for duty on land or at sea, wherever the call to arms might sound. Down the years the proud reputation of the “Leathernecks” has grown, until today their legendary bravery and daring make spine-tingling talk the world over.