In 1805, a ragtag force of eight United States Marines led by Lt. Presley O'Bannon, along with 500 mercenaries under the command of Army veteran William Eaton, marched across the Sahara Desert. Their ...

From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli. We fight our country’s battles in the air, on land and sea. First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean; We are proud to ...

THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI, familiar in song and story to every American schoolboy, are an ever-present reality to the thousands of U.S. airmen stationed at Wheelus Field Being on the scene, as it were, ...

On The Savage Wars Of Peace: Small Wars And The Rise Of American Power, by Max Boot. In the post-Civil War era, the Marine Corps, which had existed in various forms since 1775, gained a motto, a march ...

It seems prophetic that America’s first foray into the Middle East involved a bribe, and ended, ignominiously, in failure. Seeking to rescue Americans taken hostage by Barbary pirates, John Lamb, a ...