"United States. Marine Corps History World War, 1939-1945." . . "United States. Marine Corps History 20th century." . . "HISTORY / Military / Other" . . "Geschichte 1936-1943." . . "TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science" . . "1900 - 1999" . . "Marine." . . "United States. Marine Corps Officers Biography." . . "Holcomb, Thomas, 1879-1965." . . "1939 - 1945" . . "Weltkrieg (1939-1945)" . . "Geschichte 1941-1943." . . "BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General" . . . . "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area." . . "This is the first book to examine Thomas Holcomb s crucial role as commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Great Depression and World War II. It blends biographical, institutional, and operational history with leadership studies, organizational theory, and social and cultural history to explain how and why Holcomb succeeded in expanding the Marine Corps from 18,000 officers and men in 1936 to 385,000 by 1943. David Ulbrich contends that Holcomb s abilities and achievements match those of Chester W. Nimitz and George C. Marshall. Despite Holcomb s success, however, he has been given." . . "Biography" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Preparing for victory Thomas Holcomb and the making of the modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943" . . . "Electronic books" . . . "Biographie" . . . . . . . "History" . . . "Preparing for victory : Thomas Holcomb and the making of the modern Marine Corps, 1936 - 1943" . . . . . . . . . "Preparing for victory : Thomas Holcomb and the making of the modern Marine Corps, 1936-1943" . . . "Generals United States Biography." . . "USA." . .