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Edwin North McClellan
1881–1971
A Marine officer turned historian, he helped shape how the U.S. Marine Corps remembered its own past. His books blend firsthand military experience with a deep interest in the Corps’ early history and traditions.
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The United States Marine Corps in the World War
by Edwin North McClellan, United States. Marine Corps
About the author
Born in Philadelphia in 1881, Edwin North McClellan built a career in the United States Marine Corps and later became one of its most important early historians. He served as an officer in the Corps and is widely noted as the first director of the Historical Section at Headquarters Marine Corps, the organization that later developed into the Marine Corps History Division.
Alongside his military service, he wrote extensively about Marine Corps history, uniforms, and campaigns. His best-known work, History of the United States Marine Corps, helped preserve the story of the Corps for later generations and reflected both scholarly care and an insider’s understanding of military life.
McClellan died in 1971, but his work remains a valuable bridge between the lived experience of the early 20th-century Marines and the official history built afterward. For readers interested in military history, his writing offers both detail and a strong sense of institutional memory.