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In fact, the famous line, “To the shores of Tripoli,” refers to America’s limited engagement against the Barbary pirates at the dawn of the 19th century. It was our fledgling nation’s first attempt to exert its authority overseas. It was also America’s first conflict with an asymmetrical opponent in the Muslim world.
The 'Shores of Tripoli' in the Marines' Hymn, Edward Preble and the U.S.S. Philadelphia are all hallmarks of the Tripolitan War of 1801. Following the exploits of John Paul Jones and the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, the U.S. Navy would be called upon to protect U.S. foreign interests in the Mediterranean. In 1798, the ...
Life at the Marine Training Base in San Diego on the eve of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Sergeant Dixie Smith has more raw recruits to turn into Marines, if he can. Among them is cocky casanova Chris Winters, son of an officer, who's just tried to "mash" Mary Carter, a major's niece. Once on base, he finds Mary's a nurse and an off ...
In 1803, the ship actually ran aground near the shores of Tripoli. While trapped there, local pirates boarded the ship and claimed it as their own. Decatur was not on board, however, as he and a group of 80 men managed to escape in the dead of night, disguised as merchants, and flee into the city’s harbor. In February 1804, Decatur led his ...
One of the first big-studio productions to acknowledge America's entry into WWII, 20th Century-Fox's To the Shores of Tripoli was filmed with full the cooperation of the US Marine Corps. John Payne plays Chris Winters, a wealthy, wise-lipped young Marine recruit who learns the true meaning of "Semper Fidelis" the hard way, courtesy of tough-as-nails drill sergeant Dixie Smith (Randolph Scott).
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To the Shores of Tripoli. To the Shores of Tripoli is a 1942 American romantic drama movie directed by H. Bruce Humberstone and starring John Payne, Maureen O'Hara, Randolph Scott, Nancy Kelly, William Tracy, Maxie Rosenbloom, Harry Morgan, Edmund MacDonald. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943.
