Thomas, G. C.; Heinl, R. D., Jr.; and Ageton, A. A.
Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1956. First Edition [stated in the Foreword}, presumed first printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. xvi, 512, [2] pages. Illustrations. Charts. Appendices. Index. Some soiling inside boards. Name of previous owner written neatly in ink inside the front free endpaper. Decorative endpaper. DJ some ink marks and small chips. The Marine Officer's Guide had three objectives: First, to introduce the Marine Corps to potential officers; Second, to advise and guide inexperienced officers,' and Third, to provide a source of Marine Corps reference materials, at officer level, for everyone--second lieutenant to colonel, regular or reserve, soldier or civilian. Robert Debs Heinl Jr., Colonel, USMC (Ret.), a graduate from Yale University in 1937, fought at Pearl Harbor, Iwo Jima, and in Korea. He wrote three books and retired in 1964 after 27 years of service. Prior to his death in 1979 he was a nationally syndicated columnist. Rear Admiral Ageton is the author of Do Re Altitude and Azimuth. Tables (Ho O, 211), 1931; Manua1 of Celestial Navigation (Van Nostrand) 19u2 (Second Edition, 1960); Naval Officers Guide (Whittlesey House, (Fifth and Sixth Editions, U 0 S. Naval Institute, 1960 and 1964); Naval Leadership and the American Bluejacket, 19241% Mary Jo and Little Liu, 1945; The Jungle Seas, a novel of action and romance in the South Pacific, 1951 Admiral Ambassador to Russia, the memoirs of Admiral William E. Standley as American Ambassador to the Soviet Union during World War II, 1955; and co—author of The Marine Officers Guide (U 0 S. Naval Institute), 1956. More