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Making the Corps
by Thomas E Ricks

Making the Corps Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Making the Corps visits the front lines of boot camp, Parris Island, South Carolina. Here, old values are stripped away and new, Marine Corps values are forged. Acclaimed military journalist Thomas E. Ricks follows these men from their hometowns, through boot camp, and into their first year as Marines. As three fierce drill instructors fight a battle for the hearts and minds of this unforgettable group of young men, a larger picture emerges, brilliantly painted, of the growing gulf that divides the military from the rest of America.

Review:

Steven Komarow

USA Today

A thousand years from now, a historian looking at the U.S. military will do well to cite Rick's book.

Review:

Samuel Freedman

Chicago Tribune

Anyone reading this book cannot help but think that America has many lessons to learn from the Marines.

Review:

Eliot Cohen

Foreign Affairs

A must-read for those concerned with civil-military relations in the United States.

Synopsis:

Ricks, the Pentagon correspondent for "The Wall Street Journal," offers a fascinating, insiders look at Parris Island, the training ground that turns out the best, most disciplined soldiers in the world. 16-page photo insert.
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Table of Contents

Prologue: Mogadishu, December 1992

Chapter 1. Disorientation

Chapter 2. The Forming

Chapter 3. Training

Chapter 4. Warrior Week

Chapter 5. Ready

Chapter 6. Graduation

Chapter 7. Back In The World

Chapter 8. In The Marines

Chapter 9. On American Soil

Epilogue: Parris Island, October 1996

Acknowledgments

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780684848174
Author:
Ricks, Thomas E.
Publisher:
Scribner Book Company
Author:
Ricks, Thomas E.
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
Military Science
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Military - United States
Subject:
Military
Subject:
International Security
Subject:
Political Freedom & Security - International Secur
Copyright:
1998
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
98-6
Publication Date:
October 1998
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8.40x5.50x.83 in. .70 lbs.
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