BULLETS AND BAYONETS is held by a legion of march afficionados to be one of the best in Sousa’s legandary output; many believe it to be his best.  Examination of the full score, available for the first time here, reveals this so-solidly constructed music to be conceived in the maturity expected of so experienced a composer.  He dedicated the 1918 march "To the officers and men of the U.S. Infantry."