MCH Book Reviews
The editor of the Marine Corps History journal is interested in books reviews, review essays, and historiographical essays for the coming publishing year.
The typical single-title review is approximately 750 words. Multiple-title review essays are usually longer at approximately 1,250 words and can be footnoted. Historiographical essays are typically at least 3,000 words and footnoted. MCUP's in-house style guide is based on rules for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization found in the 17th edition of Chicago Manual of Style and your work should be formatted accordingly prior to submission.
To request a review copy, email your name, address, and title(s) of interest to mcu_press@usmcu.edu.
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Historiographical Essay Topics (download)
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
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AUTHOR/EDITOR
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YEAR/PUBLISHER
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| The First Cold War: Anglo-Russian Relations in the 19th Century |
Barbara Emerson |
Hurst, forthcoming |
| My Darling Boys: A Family at War, 1941 – 1947 |
Fred H. Allison |
University of North Texas Press, 2023 |
| Buffalo Soldiers in California: Charles Young and the Ninth Cavalry, 1902-1904 |
Brian G. Shellum |
University of Nebraska Press, August 2024 |
| Contested Valor: African American Marines in the Age of Power, Protest, and Tokensim |
Cameron D. McCoy |
University Press of Kansas, November 2024 |
| Part-Time Soldiers: Reserve Readiness Challenges in Modern Military History |
Andrew Lewis Chadwick |
University Press of Kansas, November 2024 |
| Eugene Ely: Pioneer of Naval Aviation |
John H. Zobel |
Naval Institute Press |
| The Race for Mukalla: Arabian Elite Forces and the War Against Al-Qaida |
Michael Knights |
Profile Press |
| The Brown Water War at 50: A Retrospective on the Coastal and Riverine Conflict in Vietnam |
Thomas J. Cutler and Edward J. Marolda |
Naval Institute Press |
| The Pen and the Sword: The US Naval Institute 1873-2023 |
A. Denis Clift |
Naval Institute Press |
| Marine Corps Heroes 1918: Toulon and Belleau Wood, vol. 5 of a Marine Corps Biographical Encyclopedia |
Glenn M. Harned |
independently published |
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Deter, Disrupt, or Deceive: Assessing Cyber Conflict as an Intelligence Contest
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Robert Chesney and Max Smeets
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Georgetown University Press, 2023
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American Traitor: General James Wilkinson’s Betrayal of the Republic and Escape from Justice
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Howard W. Cox
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Georgetown University Press, 2023
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No Sacrifice Too Great: The 1st Infantry Division in World War II
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Gregory Fontenot
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University of Missouri Press, 2023
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The Flying Grunt: The Story of Lieutenant General Richard E. Carey
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Alan E. Mesches
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2023, Casemate
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First Fights in Fallujah: Marines During Operation Vigilant Resolve, in Iraq, April 2004
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LtCol David E. Kelly
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2023, Casemate
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Twelve Days: How the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War
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Tony Silber
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2023, University of Nebraska Press
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Mother of the Company: Sgt. Percy M. Smith’s World War II Reflections
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Philip M. Smith
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2022, Texas A&M University Press
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Operation Utah: The Die is Cast
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Hubert Yoshida
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2022, Luna Blue
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Hell in the Streets of Husaybah: The April 2004 Fights of 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines in Husaybah, Iraq
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LtCol David E. Kelly, USMC
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2022, Casemate
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The Grammar of Civil War: A Mexican Case Study, 1857-61
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Will Fowler
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2022, University of Nebraska Press
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The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings Into Space
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Michelle Evans
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2021, University of Nebraska Press
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A Navy Admiral's Bronze Rules: Managing Risk and Leadership
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Rear Admiral Dave Oliver, USN (Ret)
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Naval Institute Press
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First In Last Out: The Post-War Organisation, Employment and Training of Royal Marines Commandos
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Paul Winter
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2021, Casemate
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Valley of the Shadow: An Account of American POWs of the Japanese
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Colonel Nicoll F. Glabraith
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independently published
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Into Helmand with the Walking Dead
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Miles Vining
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2020, Casemate
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| Marine Corps Heroes 1918: Toulon and Belleau Wood, vol. 4 of a Marine Corps Biographical Encyclopedia |
Glenn M. Harned |
independently published |
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