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George B. Clark

With the Old Corps in Nicaragua Hardcover – March 6, 2001

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In addition to the combat history of American Marines in Nicaragua, author Clark provides the historical background of this Central American nation and the numerous U.S. interventions into Nicaraguan domestic affairs.

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Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Presidio Press (March 6, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0891417370
ISBN-13: 978-0891417378
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Average Customer Review: 2 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,620,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #34352 in American Military History
- #206 in Nicaragua History

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With the Old Corps in Nicaragua by George B. Clark

August 22, 2002

Format: Hardcover

I really have to take my hat off for George Clark and his book, WITH THE OLD CORPS IN NICARAGUA. The information I gathered from reading this book is the most informative piece of work I have ever read on the subject. This seems to have been a war that should really be called "THE FORGOTTEN WAR". The extreme detail of the firefights, ambushes, rivers, streams, terrain, pain, frustration, diseas, hardship, and even documented names of fallen Marines on any given firefight totally impressed me. Mr. Clark does an excellent job on describing the harsh combat conditions, the political enviroment at the time, he gives a good feel of the local inhabitants and their loyalty, and even betrayal of the U.S. Marines in charge of the mission in Nicaragua. Its a wonder why the Marines were so well adept in jungle warfare, with many lessons learned and above all, very well documented and studied for perfection as a superb fighting force. Mr. Clark summarizes his book with names of fallen Marines, and their companies they belonged to. He summarizes the outcome of our intervention in Nicaragua, with some great insight on how we treated our enemies and friends along with valuable lessons learned on what happens when our friends are not treated with dignity and respect. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in U.S. history, Marine Corps history, or Nicaraguan and Central American history. Hollywood should make a movie about this forgotten long and bloody intervention. It's hard to imagine that many U.S. Marines died in the vast and isolated rainforest of Nicaragua before they had helicopters, newsmedia people taking pictures at will and jet aircraft. I render a salute to Mr. George Clark, and from a Marine to a Marine, "SEMPER FI" to you for a job well done.

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The Banana Wars in Nicaragua

September 24, 2001

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In With the Old Corps in Nicaragua, George Clark relates Marine combat action from the grunt's point of view. It was a dirty war with plenty of disease, jungle rot, and collateral damage. Clark brings out all of the friction experienced by the Marines and Bluejackets by reviewing generally available sources and bringing out the daily cost of conducting the war. Readers will experience the pure Hell of moving a combat patrol a mile in the jungle, running the rapids on largely unnavigable rivers, and fighting an extremely elusive enemy. Clark does a good job of describing some of the first use of aircraft in combat operations. Nicaragua saw some of the first MEDEVACs and close air support. It was an innovative period in American military history and a portent of what would follow in WWII jungle warfare and later in Vietnam. Some of the Corps' greatest heroes saw combat in Nicaragua. Clark successfully relates their experiences. Don't look for much political or cultural analysis. Nicaragua was a small war and in this book, its story is told in the words of the privates and lance corporals who fought it.

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