{"product_id":"the-u-s-marine-corps-in-crisis-9781570038846","title":"The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Keith Fleming\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Military Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1956 a Marine drill instructor led his recruit platoon on a punitive night march across Ribbon Creek, a tidal stream at the Parris Island, South Carolina, recruit depot. Six men drowned, and the resulting court-martial became a national media sensation putting the future of the corps into question. Written by a senior historian at the Marine Corps Historical Center, The U.S. Marine Corps in Crisis explores the social, political, and historical context of this tragic moment in U.S. military history as a case study in how bureaucratic institutions undertake internal reform and offering a valuable vantage point on tensions in American society during the 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of South Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47584208879767,"sku":"9781570038846","price":2443.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781570038846.webp?v=1774954871","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-u-s-marine-corps-in-crisis-9781570038846","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}