Spanish Peaks Library District

Chesty, the bulldog mascot of the U.S. Marines, teaches children a few things about the United States Marine Corps.

In Elegance Bratton's deeply moving film inspired by his own story, a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense...

After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue.

In 1942 First Lieutenant Cletus Frade, a Marine aviator, and two others are sent to Buenos Aires to sabotage the resupply of German ships and submarines.

Simple text and photographs present the various roles, jobs, tools, weapons, and equipment used by the U.S. Marine Corp, including the different aircraft, and ground and amphibious vehicles at their disposal.

An introduction to the history, function, weaponry, and future of the United States Marine Corps.

"In honor of the 75th Anniversary of one of the most critical battles of World War II ... Martha MacCallum pays tribute to the heroic men who sacrificed everything at Iwo Jima to defeat the Armed Forces of Emperor Hirohito--among them, a member of her own family"--

An account of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, told from the perspective of both the American Marines who invaded the island and the Japanese defensive force.

A U.S. Marine corps battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures, and constant enemy attacks.