United States Marine Corps in the First World War

When a state of war was declared to exist on April 6, 1917, the United States Marine Corps was composed of 462 commissioned officers, 49 warrant officers, and 13,214 enlisted men on active duty; a total of 13,725 and, while the corps was expanded to an actual strength, including reserves, of 75,101 officers and enlisted men, its high standard was never lowered. When those figures are compared with the approximate strength of 3,100 at the end of the Civil War, and of 4,800 at the end of the Spanish War, the growth of the Marine Corps is illustrated. Originally published in 1920 ?for the purpose of acquainting both the personnel of the service and the public with the general facts concerning the United States Marine Corps in the World War.'McClellan, Edwin N. is the author of 'United States Marine Corps in the First World War', published 2002 under ISBN 9780898758832 and ISBN 0898758831.