THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC
THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC

THE MARINES IN THE HELL OF THE PACIFIC

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Following his works on the Battle of Iwo Jima and the 1st Marine Division, Charles Trang presents an encyclopedic study of the Marines in the Pacific from 1941 to 1945, examining each of their campaigns in detail through numerous accounts and mostly unpublished photographs.


 

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Corregidor, Wake, Midway, Guadalcanal, Makin, Bougainville, Rabaul, Tarawa, the Marshall Islands, Cape Gloucester, Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa are all evocative names of bloody and relentless battles where the Marines forged a reputation for tenacity, ruthlessness, and professionalism rarely equaled during World War II.
This highly comprehensive book also reviews every unit of the US Marine Corps, from fighter squadrons to autonomous artillery battalions, as well as paratrooper and Raider units. Orders of battle, command structures, and portraits of all Congressional Medal of Honor recipients round out the work.

Author 1
Charles Trang
Publication date
March 1, 2018
Pages
480
Language
French
Publisher
HEIMDAL

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