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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherNaval Institute Press
ISBN-101557508143
ISBN-139781557508140
eBay Product ID (ePID)657318
Product Key Features
Book TitleCourt-Martial at Parris Island : the Ribbon Creek Incident
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
TopicMilitary / United States, Military
IllustratorYes
GenreLaw, History
AuthorJohn C. Stevens
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN98-046368
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal343.73/0143
SynopsisOn April 8, 1956, drill instructor Matthew McKeon led Platoon 71 on a forced night march through the backwaters of the Parris Island recruit depot in an effort to restore flagging discipline. An unexpectedly strong tidal current in Ribbon Creek swept over the recruits, and in the panic that followed