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The Marines In World War II : From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay

Categorie	WO II
Boeknummer	#327368-XD16
Titel	The Marines In World War II : From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
Auteur	Anderson, Christopher J.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London/Pennsylvania : Greenhill Books/Stackpole Books
Jaar van uitgave	2000
ISBN10	1853674265
ISBN13	9781853674266
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs and some in colour, 8vo. The G.I. Series 21.
Samenvatting	In this brilliantly illustrated book, Christopher Anderson examines the uniforms and insignia worn by the United States Marine Corps in World War II. Marines were particularly distinguished, earning a superb reputation for daring amphibious assaults, and at Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, Iwo Jima and Okinawa the USMC took tremendous punishment but ultimately triumphed. A total of six divisions of Marines fought in World War II, sustaining 87,000 casualties, and this book throws light on their role. The photographs presented in this book show the Marines as they actually appeared in World War II-uniform and equipment evolved and varied according to conditions-and form a unique resource. Christopher J. Anderson is the Senior Editor of MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, and i... (Lees verder)s the author of The U. S. Army Today, Patton's Third Army, Hell on Wheels, and The Fall of Fortress Europe in the G. I. Series.
Pagina's	72
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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