The Corps’ humble beginnings

The story begins with the oppressive days that drove America into a conflict for which it was ill-prepared. The Continental Congress rushed to form an army, but soon realized that, to win its freedom, America would need men who could fight on the sea and on land. Enter the Marines. In the first complete study to weave the men, strategy, performance, and personalities of the Corps’ formative early years into a single compelling account, Bohm uses primary research, his own extensive military knowledge, original maps, and illustrations to artfully tell the story of the creation of the Continental Marines and the men who led them during the opening years of the Revolutionary war and through its early successes and failures.

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