The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Naval and Maritime: Marine Corps: Open Directory: Marines History

Note: Open Directory pages are provided courtesy of the Open Directory Project, http://www.dmoz.org/; the Naval and Maritime page of the World Wide Web Virtual Library is not responsible for the content or correctness of these pages.

• Believe It Or Not USMC - From the Marine Corps Book of Lists--Slogans, mottos, colors, uniforms, etc.
• Belleau Wood Cemetery - American, French and German military men and women come here to honor fallen brethren. They also come so that those who fought and died live on in the hearts and minds of those who follow.
• Bizarre Conversations-Marines - A lengthy transcript of Bob Dornan's speech on the House Floor regarding the Flag, Marines--Duty, Honor and Country!!!
• Bluejacket Forum - Navy and Marine Corps history, photography, etc.
• Carlson of the Raider Marines - LtCol Evans F. Carlson USMC-Makin Island Raid WW II--The Long Patrol Guadalcanal, etc.
• Charlie Two Shoes - Tearful Reunion of WW II Marines in China and the now grown Chinese boy they then knew.
• China Marines! - A short history heading of the U.S. Marines service in China from the 19th century through the present; together with numerous links to related information, facts, stories, etc.
• Civil War Marines - Marines in the American Civil War!
• Creating The USMC War Memorial - This page is about how The USMC War Memorial (aka the Iwo Jima Monument) was created.
• Dan Marsh's Marine Raider Page - Former Marine Raider, Dan Marsh is the author of this magnificent website about the U.S. Marine Raiders of WW II! Loaded with facts, information, and the actual Marine Raider experience of Dan Marsh.
• Early History of the US Marines - British Royal Marines, Continental Marines and Modern Marines.
• Early Marines - History and background for the need for sea-going soldiers in history.
• 1947 Freedom Train - NE Rails - History of the 1947 Freedom Train and US Marines assigned to duty aboard the train.
• Gen John Glover/Marblehead Mariners! - Who were the actual first Marines in the U.S., really? Little known story regarding one of George Washington's generals, etc.
• General Smedley Darlington Butler USMC - The Letters of a Leatherneck!
• Greg "Pappy" Boyington, US Marine! - Biographical information regarding the famous WWII pilot, MOH winner, POW, etc.
• The Higgins Boat Project - Information on the famous Higgins Boat of WWII and the man who invented it, Andrew Higgins.
• The History Net - An abundance of information regarding history in general, including military history and the Marine Corps.
• History of VMO-2 a USMC Squadron - Site cronicles the History of VMO-2. It also has referrals to the OV-10 and AH-1 and UH-1 communities.
• John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) - Much information regarding the world famous leader of the U.S. Marine Corps Band!
• 1871 Korea Campaign-Marines - A website dedicated to investigating the 1871 involvement of the U.S. in action in Korea; and the proposed site for a monument on the site where Amsricans died.
• Lance Corporal Rank:USMC - History and origin of the lance corporal rank in the USMC.
• M1941 Johnson Rifle - The History of the Johnson Rifle of the 1930s and early '40s.
• The Marine Breed!!! - Old Breed? New Breed? The Marine Breed!
• Marine Corps History - The Marine Corps History page from MarineLINK.
• Marine Enlisted Rank 1959-Present! - History and information regarding the revisions in the enlisted Marine Corps rank structure of 1958 and effective on 1 January, 1959--and still in effect at this time (1999).
• Marine History - An absolute treasure trove of Marine History Links!
• Marine History - Official Marine Corps papers on a number of historical themes--from Marine Corps University.
• The Marines - Excepts from the book, The Marines, by BGen Edwin Simmons, usmc (RET.); sample chapter, chronology of the USMC, etc.
• The Marines - History of the Marine Corps
• Marines And The OSS-WWII - Col Peter Ortiz USMC assigned to duties w/the OSS WWII!
• Marines In The Civil War - A background and history of Marines in the Civil War; both North and South, Confederate and Union.
• Marines Mail Guards-1920s - The little known history of the U.S. Marines as mail guards protecting the U.S. Mails during the 1920s!
• Military History Forums & Mailing Lists - Listings of Forums & Mailing List on many military topics.
• Old Corps Enlisted Rank! - A history of the Marine enlisted ranks from 1798 thru 1958 in the U.S. Marine Corps!
• An Old Gunny's Tale - Regarding the Marines in the (so-called) civil war.
• Portsmouth Naval Prison - History of Portsmouth Naval Prison by a Marine who was and is there!
• The Rank Of Gunnery Sgt-USMC - The origin, history of and related information regarding the rank of gunnery sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1898-thru the present!
• Scuttlebutt & Small Chow: A Salty Old Harbor of Marine Corps History - An extensive site with much original material and illustrated galleries about Marines in the Revolutionary War, shipboard Marines of the 19th century, World War I, China and World War II.
• Some WW I Marines
• Soochow and the 4th Marines - Soochow was with the 4th Marines in Shanghai in 1937, the Phillipines when the Japanese came in 1942, was a POW during WWII, and then....
• Special Forces Units Of WWII - History of all special force type units (including Marine Raider Battalions) of WWII!!!
• 5th Marines At Champagne WW I
• Tun Tavern Homepage - No Explanation required.
• U.S. Embassy Bombings! - U.S. Embassy Bombings, and the Marines, the Marine Security Guarsds (MSG) detailed to protect them.
• USMC 1798-1804 - Information regarding lineage of USMC.
• USMC In Haiti - Information involving operations by US Marines in the '20s and '30s in the Haiti 'Banana Wars.'
• USMC Wars and Conflicts - History of all the actions of the US Marines in history, both little known and otherwise.
• USMC-Navajo CodeTalkers - A dictionary of the famous Navjo CodeTalkers of the USMC in WW II! Also, the Marines Hymn in Navajo with translation.
• VMFA-251 Past, Present and Future - For former Marines who served with VMFA-251 from its inception during WW2 to the present day.
• WarCity.Net - War and Weapons archive, everything from the American Revolution to Desert Storm, and M16A2 to M2 .50 cal.
• Women Veterans - A History of their past...information for the present.