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Marines In World War II - The Campaign On New Britain [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Lt. Col. Frank O. Hough USMCR
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892826
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - The Campaign On New Britain [Illustrated Edition] written by Lt. Col. Frank O. Hough USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the might of the U.S. forces drove the Japanese back toward the Home Islands the Marines embarked on another tough campaign in the jungles of New Britain and the centre for Japanese forces at Rabaul. Contains 114 photos and 20 maps and charts. “Aside from my own participation, I have always felt a keen interest in the New Britain operation. Here, apparently, military teamwork came near to perfection. Here it would seem that all arms co-operated so smoothly as to make the result easy. The truth is that nothing was easy on New Britain. Jungle, swamp and mountain combined with atrocious weather to multiply problems of time and space. Then, too, the Japanese held an inestimable advantage in their familiarity with the terrain-an advantage which they exploited with no little skill. It took maneuver on our part to cope with this phalanx of difficulties, and before the fighting ended it had sprawled over more territory than any other Marine campaign of the war. There is no such thing as a "light" casualty list, and more than 300 Marines paid with their lives in New Britain’s fetid jungle. But viewed in the light of numbers engaged, ground gained, and enemy losses, it was not a costly victory. On the contrary, the fighting that ranged from Cape Gloucester to Talasea ranks as one of the most economical operations in the entire Pacific.”-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR., GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major John L. Zimmerman USMCR
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178289280X
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - The Guadalcanal Campaign [Illustrated Edition] written by Major John L. Zimmerman USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 88 photos illustrations and maps. “We struck at Guadalcanal to halt the advance of the Japanese. We did not know how strong he was, nor did we know his plans. We knew only that he was moving down the island chain and that he had to be stopped. We were as well trained and as well armed as time and our peacetime experience allowed us to be. We needed combat to tell us how effective our training, our doctrines, and our weapons had been. We tested them against the enemy, and we found that they worked. From that moment in 1942, the tide turned, and the Japanese never again advanced.-A.A. Vandergrift, General U.S. Marine Corps” Major John L. Zimmerman, USMCR

United States Marines in World War II

Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1305 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book United States Marines in World War II written by Bernard C. Nalty and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-11 with total page 1305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: United States Marines in World War II' is a meticulously curated anthology that presents a comprehensive and multifaceted look at the pivotal role the U.S. Marines played during one of the most significant periods in world history. The collection spans a wide range of literary styles, from firsthand accounts and rigorous historical analyses to deeply personal narratives, offering readers a holistic view of the Marines experiences. These works, rich in diversity and historical significance, shed light on the bravery, strategies, and daily realities faced by the Marines, providing unparalleled insights into the broader scope of the wars impact on individuals, communities, and the trajectory of global conflict. The authors and editors, each a distinguished historian or veteran with profound ties to the Marine Corps Historical Center, bring a wealth of knowledge and personal experience to the anthology. Their collective backgrounds encompass a broad spectrum of expertise in military history, strategy, and the human aspect of warfare, aligning with and enriching the central theme of the Marines' integral role in World War II. The anthology, thus, stands as a testament to the complex interplay of historical, cultural, and personal narratives that define the Marines' legacy. This anthology is not merely a historical record but an invitation to understand the depth and breadth of the United States Marines experience in World War II. It is an essential read for anyone interested in military history, offering an intricate exploration of the strategies, hardships, and human spirit that characterized the Marines' contribution to the war effort. Through its collective approach, the book fosters a dialogue between the diverse voices and perspectives of its contributors, enriching the readers comprehension of the war and the indomitable spirit of those who served. 'United States Marines in World War II' offers an unparalleled opportunity to dive deep into the stories of courage, sacrifice, and resilience that shaped a critical chapter of world history.

Marines In World War II - Okinawa: Victory In The Pacific [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major Chas. S. Nichols Jr. USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892893
Total Pages : 979 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Okinawa: Victory In The Pacific [Illustrated Edition] written by Major Chas. S. Nichols Jr. USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 979 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 86 photos and 42 maps and charts. The story of part played by the United States Marines in the largest amphibious assault of the entire Pacific War during World War II. The battle lasted an exhausting and bloody 82 days from early April until mid-June 1945. The legendarily tough defence of the Japanese soldiers and citizens was matched by the American troops in the last major campaign that had led all the way from Pearl Harbor to the Home Islands of Japan. “After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa, a large island only 340 mi (550 km) away from mainland Japan, as a base for air operations on the planned invasion of Japanese mainland (coded Operation Downfall). Four divisions of the U.S. 10th Army (the 7th, 27th, 77th, and 96th) and two Marine Divisions (the 1st and 6th) fought on the island while the 2nd Marine Division remained as an amphibious reserve and was never brought ashore. The invasion was supported by naval, amphibious, and tactical air forces. The battle has been referred to as the "typhoon of steel" in English, and tetsu no ame ("rain of steel") or tetsu no bōfū ("violent wind of steel") in Japanese. The nicknames refer to the ferocity of the fighting, the intensity of kamikaze attacks from the Japanese defenders, and to the sheer numbers of Allied ships and armored vehicles that assaulted the island. The battle resulted in the highest number of casualties in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Japan lost over 100,000 soldiers, who were either killed, captured or committed suicide, and the Allies suffered more than 65,000 casualties of all kinds. Simultaneously, tens of thousands of local civilians were killed, wounded, or committed suicide. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused Japan to surrender less than two months after the end of the fighting at Okinawa.”-Wiki

Marines In World War II - Marines In The Central Solomons [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major John N. Rentz USMCR
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892796
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Marines In The Central Solomons [Illustrated Edition] written by Major John N. Rentz USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 90 photos and 18 maps and charts. “In the grand strategy of the Pacific War, the Central Solomons operation constituted only a short step in the overall advance on Japan. But in the neutralization of Rabaul, Japan’s key holding in her "Southeastern Area," this campaign played a vital role. By early 1943 the Central Solomons area might be described as an amphibious no man’s land lying between Rabaul and the new Allied citadel of Guadalcanal, across which the two antagonists exchanged air and naval blows. The Japanese, by increasing the strength of their garrisons in New Georgia, had already begun their effort to control this strategic area. The Allied campaign that followed was designed to drive them out and establish a forward base from which Rabaul could be brought under constant assault. It is a source of extreme pride to me that those Marines who participated in the Central Solomons operations acquitted themselves with such distinction. Despite the most adverse weather, terrain and climate, the enemy was driven out and the mission finally accomplished. Growing out of this campaign was an extremely significant sense of mutual admiration between the Army, Navy and Marine troops involved.-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR. GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS”

Marines In World War II - Marines At Midway [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892761
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Marines At Midway [Illustrated Edition] written by Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Marines during the pivotal campaign of the Pacific that culminated at the Battle of Midway. Contains 25 photos and 3 maps and charts. “The name Midway means much to Marines. At the very outset of war, when Midway’s sole garrison consisted of a Fleet Marine Force defense battalion stationed there in advance of hostilities, the Japanese found that here, as at Wake, Marines were ready. Subsequently, in the battle of Midway, the heroism of Marine fighter and dive-bomber pilots, who attacked effectively and unhesitatingly against tremendous odds, demonstrated once again that courage and discipline are among the high traditions of our Corps. There is another lesson to be derived from the Marine story of Midway, however, and that is the unity of the Fleet Marine Force as a completely integrated air-ground team. This, too, is traditional, but it has never been better demonstrated than by the integration of Marine artillery and infantry (who secured the base) with Marine air which struck the first blow at the Japanese carriers from that base. While Marine fighters were slashing at enemy air, Marine artillerymen were shooting the Japanese planes down, and Marine dive bombers were harrying the enemy fleet. This coordinated interaction by land and sea and air embodied the time-tried and proven doctrines of the Marine Corps in one of its primary fields: that of the defense of advanced bases. To all students of this subject, I commend the story of Marines at Midway.” C.B. Cates, Commandant of the Marine Corps.

The Campaign on New Britain

Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Campaign on New Britain written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Positions of the First Marine Division (Less Combat Team A), 27 December 1943", 1:50270, 25 x 43 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (I). Suicide Creek", 1:27420, 25 x 25 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (II). Aogiri Ridge and Hill 660", 1:36560, 25 x 25 cm - "Patrols Eastward to Iboki", 1:080450, 25 x 110 cm, (s/h) - "Willaumez Peninsula. Talasea Operations. 6 Mar 44 - 9 Mar 44", 1:80450, 25 x 28 cm - "Patrols of The 5th Marines. 10 March-25 april 1944", målestoksforhold ca. 1:4022500, 25 x 22 cm - "Japanese Withdrawal Routes (Approximate)", 1:7240500, 25 x 23 cm.

Marines In World War II - The Marshalls: Increasing The Tempo [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892818
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - The Marshalls: Increasing The Tempo [Illustrated Edition] written by Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of the Marines spearheading the thrust through the Japanese outer ring of defences and recounts the brutal and important island-hopping Pacific campaign at its most gripping following the bloodbath at Tarawa. Contains 97 photos and 16 maps and charts. “As 1943 drew to a close, Marines had retaken Tarawa and portions of the Solomons from the Japanese invader, but the formidable enemy bases studding the vast Pacific, bases which had been built during the preceding 25 years, were as yet untouched by our amphibious forces. In early 1944 the first penetration of this prewar enemy territory was accomplished with the assault and occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls in the Marshall Islands. These were quickly followed by the seizure of Eniwetok Atoll. The major role in these over-all operations was undertaken by Marine units working in close coordination with elements of the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard. That they acquitted themselves with distinction is reflected in the rapidity with which they accomplished their missions. Operations in the Marshall Islands clearly indicated that Japanese bases in the Central Pacific could be by-passed. The way was now open for the neutralization of Truk and the assault on the Marianas, the next great step in the drive toward Japan.”-LEMUEL C. SHEPHERD, JR., GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

Marines In World War II - Marine Aviation In The Philippines [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major Charles W. Boggs Jr. USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892877
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Marine Aviation In The Philippines [Illustrated Edition] written by Major Charles W. Boggs Jr. USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 58 photos and 10 maps and charts. “The return of Allied forces to the Philippines in the fall of 1944 further throttled Japan’s already tenuous pipe line to the rich resources of Malaya and the Netherlands Indies, and with it the last vestige of her ability to meet the logistical requirements of a continuing war. The Battle for Leyte Gulf marked the end of Japan as a naval power, forcing her to adopt the desperation kamikaze tactic against the United States Fleets. The Philippine victories were primarily Army and Navy operations. Marines, comprising only a fraction of the total forces engaged, played a secondary but significant role in the overall victory. The campaign was important to the Corps in that the Marine aviators, who had battled two years for air control over the Solomons, moved into a new role, their first opportunity to test on a large scale the fundamental Marine doctrine of close air support for ground troops in conventional land operations. This test they passed with credit, and Marine flyers contributed materially to the Philippine victory. Lessons learned and techniques perfected in those campaigns form an important chapter in our present-day close air support doctrines.”-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS

Marines In World War II - Saipan: The Beginning Of The End [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major Carl W. Hoffman USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892834
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Saipan: The Beginning Of The End [Illustrated Edition] written by Major Carl W. Hoffman USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the outcome of the Battle of Saipain hung the fate of the Pacific War, if the Japanese were to lost this island then the Home Islands would finally be in range of serious American bombing. As the fanatical resistance of the Japanese was raised to fever pitch by the exhortations of the high command, whilst the Marines who had learnt hard lessons on assault landings knew that the capture of Saipan could shorten the war immeasurably; so was set one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Pacific Campaign. The Japanese fought with insane courage, leading to massed banzai charges and civilian suicides; matches by the gritty determination of the experienced Marines to conquer. Contains 103 photos and 24 maps and charts. “SAIPAN was one of the key operations in the Pacific War; key because it unlocked vast potentialities to the United States in projecting its might against the Japanese homeland; key because it opened the door of distance which had meant security to the Empire. Invasion of Saipan provided the supreme challenge in which the enemy was forced to select one of two alternatives: conserve his naval resources for a later decision, leaving uncontested this penetration of his inner defense; or lash out in a vicious, showdown fight. The fact that he chose the latter course, and suffered a resounding defeat, is now history. The conquest of Saipan was, among Pacific operations up to that time, the most clear-cut decisive triumph of combined arms of the United States over the Japanese. By June 1944, U. S. forces, long superior in quality of personnel and organization, were finally greatly superior in materiel with which to fight. Victory at Saipan made this apparent to all.”-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS., COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.

Marines In World War II - The Assault On Peleliu [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major F. O. Hough USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892850
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - The Assault On Peleliu [Illustrated Edition] written by Major F. O. Hough USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the Marines ran into the shore of the coral reefed island of Peleliu in their landing craft the Japanese artillery that wreathed the landing beach of Peleliu gave them little confidence in the words of their commander General Rupertus that the operation would be hard but short with minimal casualties; what lay ahead would be what was known as “the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines”. Contains 70 photos and 23 maps and charts. “Many factors combined to make the assault on Peleliu one of the least understood operations of World War II. Yet it was one of the most vicious and stubbornly contested, and nowhere was the fighting efficiency of the U.S. Marine more convincingly demonstrated. At Peleliu the enemy proved that he had profited from his bitter experiences of earlier operations. He applied intelligently the lessons we had taught him in the Solomons, Gilberts, Marshalls, and Marianas. At Peleliu the enemy made no suicidal banzai charges to hasten the decision; he carefully concealed his plans and dispositions. He nursed from his inferior strength the last ounce of resistance and delay, to extract the maximum cost from his conquerers. In these respects Peleliu differed significantly from previous campaigns and set the pattern for things to come: Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Because the operation protracted itself over a period of nearly two and a half months, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the strategic objective was accomplished within the first week: neutralization of the entire Palaus group, and with this, securing of the Philippines approaches.”-C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U.S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS.

Helmet For My Pillow [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Robert Leckie
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786252031
Total Pages : 696 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Helmet For My Pillow [Illustrated Edition] written by Robert Leckie and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes over 220 photos, maps and plans following Robert “Lucky” Leckie’s Pacific War with the 1st Marine Division “Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war’s fiercest fighting took place. Recounting his service with the 1st Marine Division and the brutal action on Guadalcanal, New Britain, and Peleliu, Leckie spares no detail of the horrors and sacrifices of war, painting an unvarnished portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defense of their country. From the live-for-today rowdiness of marines on leave to the terrors of jungle warfare against an enemy determined to fight to the last man, Leckie describes what war is really like when victory can only be measured inch by bloody inch. Woven throughout are Leckie’s hard-won, eloquent, and thoroughly unsentimental meditations on the meaning of war and why we fight. Unparalleled in its immediacy and accuracy, Helmet for My Pillow will leave no reader untouched. This is a book that brings you as close to the mud, the blood, and the experience of war as it is safe to come.”-Print Ed.

Marines In World War II - Bougainville And The Northern Solomons [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Major John N. Rentz USMCR
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892788
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Bougainville And The Northern Solomons [Illustrated Edition] written by Major John N. Rentz USMCR and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 51 photos and 28 maps and charts. The fight to remove the barriers protecting the main base of the Japanese in New Guinea at Rabaul, was characterized by brutal jungle fighting attritional warfare of the worst sort and required every bit of toughness from the Marines that landed there. “BOUGAINVILLE AND THE NORTHERN SOLOMONS is a narrative not only of Marines against the Japanese, but of Marines against the jungle. In all the past history of the Corps, whether it be Nicaragua, Haiti, or Guadalcanal, it is improbable that Marine units ever faced and defeated such an implacable combination of terrain and hostile opposition. In this struggle, as always, superior training, discipline, determination and unquestioning will to win on the part of individual Marines were the crucial factors. Indeed, those same factors may be said to constitute common denominators of victory under any circumstances, whether jungle or atoll, on the ground or in the air. -C. B. CATES, GENERAL, U. S. MARINE CORPS, COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS”

The Campaign on New Britain

Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Campaign on New Britain written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Positions of the First Marine Division (Less Combat Team A), 27 December 1943", 1:50270, 25 x 43 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (I). Suicide Creek", 1:27420, 25 x 25 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (II). Aogiri Ridge and Hill 660", 1:36560, 25 x 25 cm - "Patrols Eastward to Iboki", 1:080450, 25 x 110 cm, (s/h) - "Willaumez Peninsula. Talasea Operations. 6 Mar 44 - 9 Mar 44", 1:80450, 25 x 28 cm - "Patrols of The 5th Marines. 10 March-25 april 1944", målestoksforhold ca. 1:4022500, 25 x 22 cm - "Japanese Withdrawal Routes (Approximate)", 1:7240500, 25 x 23 cm.

Marines In World War II - Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic [Illustrated Edition]

Author : Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley USMC
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782892842
Total Pages : 725 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Marines In World War II - Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic [Illustrated Edition] written by Lt. Col. Whitman S. Bartley USMC and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 725 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the 19th Feb. 1945, the first Marines landed on Iwo Jima, the first enemy troops to invade Japanese home territory; many of those brave soldiers would never leave the black volcanic sands again as they fought and died in the U.S. Marine Corps toughest ever battle. Contains 100 photos and 26 maps and charts. “The assault on Iwo Jima came as a smashing climax to the 16-month drive that carried the amphibious forces of the U.S. across the Central Pacific to within 660 miles of Tokyo. Striking first at Tarawa in November 1943, American forces had swept rapidly westward, seizing only those islands essential for support of future operations. Many powerful enemy strongholds were bypassed and neutralized. By the fall of 1944 the small but heavily fortified island of Iwo Jima, lying midway between the Marianas and the heart of the Japanese Empire, had assumed such strategic importance that its rapid seizure became imperative. Neutralization would not suffice; Iwo must become an operational U.S. base. “At Iwo Jima the amphibious doctrines, techniques, weapons, and equipment which had proven so effective during the three previous years of World War II received the supreme test. On that island more than 20,000 well-disposed and deeply entrenched Japanese troops conducted an intelligent and dogged defense. There, more than anywhere else in the Central Pacific, terrain and enemy defense preparations combined to limit the effectiveness of American supporting arms, placing a premium on the skill and aggressive fighting spirit of the individual Marine. There can be no more fitting tribute than the well-known words of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, "Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island uncommon valor was a common virtue."-Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr., General, U.S.M.C.

The Campaign on New Britain

Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Campaign on New Britain written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Positions of the First Marine Division (Less Combat Team A), 27 December 1943", 1:50270, 25 x 43 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (I). Suicide Creek", 1:27420, 25 x 25 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (II). Aogiri Ridge and Hill 660", 1:36560, 25 x 25 cm - "Patrols Eastward to Iboki", 1:080450, 25 x 110 cm, (s/h) - "Willaumez Peninsula. Talasea Operations. 6 Mar 44 - 9 Mar 44", 1:80450, 25 x 28 cm - "Patrols of The 5th Marines. 10 March-25 april 1944", målestoksforhold ca. 1:4022500, 25 x 22 cm - "Japanese Withdrawal Routes (Approximate)", 1:7240500, 25 x 23 cm.

United States Marines in World War II

Author : Robert J. Cressman
Publisher : e-artnow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1302 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book United States Marines in World War II written by Robert J. Cressman and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 1302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "United States Marines in World War II" is a thoroughly written history of Marines' military campaigns in Europe, Africa and the Pacific during the Second World War. Marines played a central role in the Pacific War, along with the U.S. Army. The battles of Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Tarawa, Guam, Tinian, Cape Gloucester, Saipan, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. By the end of the war, the Corps expanded from two brigades to six divisions, five air wings and supporting troops, totaling about 485,000 Marines. In addition, 20 defense battalions and a parachute battalion were raised. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II, and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. Contents: Origin of the Marine Corps The Marine Corps on the Eve of War Marines Defending American Soil Pearl Harbor Battle of Wake Island Marines Campaign in Europe and Africa Europe and North Africa Defense of Iceland Marines Campaign in the Pacific Rim Defense of the Philippines Solomon Islands Campaign Guadalcanal Campaign Marshall Islands Campaign Battle of Tarawa Battle of Cape Gloucester Battle of Saipan Battle of Guam Battle of Peleliu Battle of Tinian Liberation of the Philippines Marines Campaign in Japan Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Okinawa Occupation of Japan