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The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none but few know of the Corps humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years of the American Revolution That oversight is fully rectified by Jason Bohms eyeopening Washingtons Marines The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution 17751777

The story begins with the oppressive days that drove America into a conflict for which it was illprepared when thirteen independent colonies commenced a war against the worlds most powerful military with nothing more than local militias privateers and other ad hoc units The Continental Congress rushed to form an army and placed George Washington in command but soon realized that America needed men who could fight on the sea and on land to win its freedom Enter the Marines Bohm artfully tells the story of the creation of the Continental Marines and the men who led them

Washingtons Marines is the first complete study of its kind to weave the men strategy performance and personalities of the Corps formative early years into a single compelling account The sweeping prose relies heavily on primary research and the authors own extensive military knowledge Washingtons Marines will take its place as one of the finest studies of its kind