00789cam a2200193 4500 64402748 TxAuBib 20081124120000.0 081124s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780891417378 0891417370 TxAuBib Clark, George B. With The Old Corps In Nicaragua. Novato, CA : Presidio Press, 2001. A primary preoccupation of the US Marine Corps between the world wars were the so-called "Banana Wars" in Nicaragua during the 20s and 30s. Over the years the Corps' presence ebbed and flowed as varied Nicaraguan political factions came to control the local government. 20081124. Historical.