Interwar Period E95 From Riflemen to Warfighters: Training for a New Kind of War
This is our third episode covering how the interwar years quietly reshaped the Marine Corps into a force built for the future. We break down how the Corps invested in more innovative training, structured leadership development, and built up aviation, artillery, and reserves from the ground up. This is where the Fleet Marine Force was born.
*************
Visit HistoryoftheMarineCorps.com to subscribe to our newsletter, explore episode notes and images, and see our references. Follow us on social media for updates and bonus content: Facebook and Twitter (@marinehistory) and Instagram (@historyofthemarines).
Visit AudibleTrial.com/marinehistory for a free audiobook and a 30-day trial.
Thanks to Audible, we can give you a free audiobook! I have included my book recommendation at the end of each episode, but don’t feel obligated to select my suggestion. This offer is available to any of the tens of thousands of audiobooks offered by Audible. Regardless if you decide to continue your membership with audible, this book is yours to keep forever.
References:
Annual Reports of the Navy Department for the Fiscal Year .... (1937). United States: (n.p.).
Bailey, T. A. (2022). A diplomatic history of the American people (Crofts American history series; D.R. Fox, general editor) (3rd ed.). F.S. Crofts & Co.
Bartlett, M.L. (2005). Ben Hebard Fuller and the Genesis of a Modern United States Marine Corps, 1891-1934. The Journal of Military History 69(1), 73-91. doi:10.1353/jmh.2005.0004.
Condit, K.W. and Johnstone, J.H., A brief History of Marine Corps Staff Organization, Marine Corps Historical Reference Series Number 25. Washington: Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1934.
Ellsworth, H. A. (2014). One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines, 1800–1934. Createspace Independent Pub.
Gartner, R., & Kennedy, L. (2018). War and Postwar Violence. Crime and Justice, 47(1), 1–67. https://doi.org/10.1086/696649
Marine Corps Association. (1921). The Marine Corps Gazette. The Marine Corps Postal Guards, 6, 466–470.
Marine Corps University. (2022). Marine Corps University > Research > Marine Corps History Division > Frequently Requested Topics > Historical Documents, Orders and Speeches > The Fleet Marine Force. https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Frequently-Requested-Topics/Historical-Documents-Orders-and-Speeches/The-Fleet-Marine-Force/
Schmidt, H. (1998). Maverick Marine: General Smedley D. Butler and the Contradictions of American Military History (Reprint ed.). University Press of Kentucky.
Sherrod, R. (2022). History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II (1st ed.). Combat Forces Press.
Stenger, D. (2001). Fortitudine: Newsletter of the Marine Corps Historical Program. Protecting the Mail in 1921 and 1926, 29(2), 12.
U.S. Congress. (1919) U.S. Statutes at Large, Volume 41 -1921, 66th Congress. United States, - 1921. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/llsl-v41/.
U.S. Department of State. Memorandum of the Solicitor, Right to Protect Citizens in Foreign Countries by Landing Forces. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934, 3d Ed., Rev.
U.S. Marine Corps. Marine Corps Strengths, Personnel Accounting Section, DGB-2200-bjf of 26Nov54.