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Author : Charles L. Updegraph
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book U.S. Marine Corps Special Units of World War II written by Charles L. Updegraph and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Author : Charles L. Updegraph Jr.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786254689
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book Special Marine Corps Units Of World War II [Illustrated Edition] written by Charles L. Updegraph Jr. and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes more than 25 maps and illustrations. During World War II, a variety of new and experimental units were organized by Marine Corps to enhance the capabilities of the Corps. For the first time under one cover, this historical reference pamphlet tells of the development, deployment, and eventual demise of the five types of special units: raiders, parachutists, glider forces, barrage balloon squadrons, and base defense battalions. Official records of the Marine Corps and appropriate historical works were utilized in compiling this chronicle. Among the proudest traditions of the United States Marine Corps is the legend “First to Fight.” This recognized ability to deploy effective forces in a minimum of time to meet any contingency is not easily maintained. It requires a careful evaluation of international trends and a constant reappraisal of the tactics and forces necessary to meet any crisis. The types of forces which must be maintained, and the structure of these forces, must be reviewed and updated. During the middle and late 1930s, concurrently with the Japanese expansion into northern China, the Marine Corps studied and refined its amphibious doctrine. Subsequently, the Corps stepped up its experimentation with new theories and methods to meet world-wide contingencies. Especially in the aftermath of the outbreak of war in Europe, the United States military establishment undertook a reexamination of its resources and capabilities. The Marines were among the most aggressive when it came to adapting current forces to future requirements. A number of the units which emerged from this period, and from the early war years, were either overtaken by events during the course of the war, or never lived up to their original promise. In these cases, the Marine Corps reorganized or disbanded the units as dictated by the tactical requirements. This monograph traces the origin, formation, deployment, and eventual demise of five such units.
Author : Charles L. Updegraph
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (362 download)
Download or read book U.S. Marine Corps Special Units of World War II written by Charles L. Updegraph and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The US 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 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition represents 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
Author : Steven J. Zaloga
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780960328
Total Pages : 119 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book US Marine Corps Tanks of World War II written by Steven J. Zaloga and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War II, the US Marine Corps formed six tank battalions that battled through the harsh conditions of the Pacific Theatre. Using the same basic tanks as the US Army, notably the M3 and M5A1 light tanks and the M4 Sherman medium tank, the marines made both technical and tactical innovations to make them more effective in the fight against the Japanese. Deep wading equipment, flamethrower tanks, and even wooden armor all became part of the Marine arsenal. This book examines the tactics and technology that made the US Marine Corps tank service unique in the annals of warfare.
Author : Carl William Proehl
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Fourth Marine Division in World War II written by Carl William Proehl and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although this is not an official U.S. Marine Corps history of the Fourth Marine Division, it is nevertheless factual and accurate in the presentation of the role played by the Division in World War II.
Author : Gordon Rottman
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle written by Gordon Rottman and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2002 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Word Bird experiences hot soup, cold snow, and wet clothes on a snowy winter day.
Author : John C. Chapin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
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Download or read book The 4th Marine Division in World War II. written by John C. Chapin and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Marine Corps
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II: Central Pacific drive written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles L. Updegraph
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Total Pages : 105 pages
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Download or read book U.S. Marine Corps Special Units of World War II written by Charles L. Updegraph and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Moran
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526710439
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book U.S. Marine Corps Uniforms and Equipment in World War II written by Jim Moran and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States Marine Corps was one of the phenomena of the Second World War. Greatly expanded from its prewar order of battle of scattered defense battalions, overseas garrisons and ship detachments, it became a multi-division force bearing the brunt of the hardest fighting across the whole vast expanse of the Pacific theater of operations. In August 1942 Marines were among the first to strike back at the Japanese in the jungles of Guadalcanal; Marine Raider battalions were formed to carry the fight to the enemy; and from the Central Solomon's landings of mid–1943 it was the Marines who spearheaded the 'island hopping' amphibious campaign which brought them to Okinawa, on Japan's doorstep, by VJ-Day. This epic story has been well documented in most respects except one: the uniforms, insignia and personal equipment of the Marines who fought their way across the Pacific. Authoritative, illustrated reference works of this important aspect of World War II's physical history have been notoriously lacking. In this book, longtime collector and researcher Jim Moran fills the gap, with a systematic, detailed guide illustrated with more than 300 photographs, including some 200 close-ups of surviving items in private collections on both sides of the Atlantic. The author covers service and field uniforms at the outbreak of war; the development of the Marine's dungaree's; the introduction and development of the camouflage uniforms which became the Marine's trademark in the popular imagination; the 782 gear webbing equipment; the various packs and other load-carrying items; the uniforms, insignia and equipment special to the elite Marine Raiders and Paramarines; the uniforms and accouterments of the US Marine Corps Women's Reserve; and a range of issue and personal small kit items which collectors may encounter. His research is supported by some 100 wartime photographs showing the identified item in use. Assisted and encouraged by the US Marine Corps Historical Center at Quantico, Virginia, Jim Moran has produced an essential reference for the collector, modeler, illustrator and uniform historian.
Author : EDWIN N. MCCLELLAN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033479209
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (792 download)
Download or read book UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN THE WORLD WAR written by EDWIN N. MCCLELLAN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Wheeler
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612514413
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)
Download or read book A Special Valor written by Richard Wheeler and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the U.S. Marines gave birth to a legend in the halls of Montezuma in the nineteenth century, they added glorious luster to it with their heroism and victories against the Japanese in World War II. For this vivid, foxhole view of the Marines' war, Richard Wheeler draws extensively on frontline eyewitness accounts of Marines and combat journalists and backs up their stories with official U.S. action reports and captured Japanese materials. First published in 1983, the book has earned praise as a popular, one-volume history of all the battles fought by the Marine Corps in the Pacific campaign. The book describes in fascinating and exciting detail the heroic defense of Wake Island against an overwhelming enemy assault force. It traces the long bloody battle for Guadalcanal that brought the Marines their first victory and gave America and its allies control of the strategically important Soloman Islands. It follows the painful, island-by-island counterattack toward the Japanese homeland when the Marines created new legends at such places as Bougainville, Saipan, Tarawa, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Here are the remarkable exploits of the Marines holding off Japanese assault waves at Heartbreak Ridge, storming across coral reefs, and struggling up the slopes of Mount Suribachi to raise the Stars and Stripes. Some sixty-five photographs enhance the book, which is now available in paperback for the first time.
Author : Dick Camp
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 1610588258
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Shadow Warriors written by Dick Camp and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nearly seven decades following World War II, the heroes of the Allied Forces have been rendered ageless through portrayals transforming their overseas triumphs into household tales. Books, films, and video games have reiterated the stories of such famed American units as Merrill’s Marauders and Darby’s Rangers. Some of World War II’s most important missions, however, were also the most secretive: they have only recently been declassified by the U.S. government. Now, for the first time, a single volume describes many of them in detail. In Shadow Warriors, military historian and retired U.S. Marine Dick Camp illuminates the untold history of American special operations units in World War II. The book’s action-packed narrative, rooted in a time before organizations like the CIA even existed, describes the adventures of those who paved the way for the special operations forces we know so well today—the U.S. Navy SEALs, U.S. Army Special Forces, and U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command (MARSOC). Split into two parts covering the war’s European and Pacific theaters, it features elaborate spy networks, covert parachutists, island assaults, amphibious raids, and the occasional catastrophic mission failure. Bolstered by an in-person interview with World War II veteran Sgt. Jack Risler (U.S. Marines Operation Union II) and a collection of rare black-and-white period photographs, Shadow Warriors is not only a gripping account of top-secret exploits: it is an homage to some of the brilliant, courageous, and previously unacknowledged heroes of World War II.
Author : 1st Lieut. John C. Chapin
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178625641X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)
Download or read book The 4th Marine Division In World War II written by 1st Lieut. John C. Chapin and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major ground component of the active Marine Corps Reserve is the 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. The combat record of this division in World War II was exemplary; in the short space of one year it participated in four major amphibious assaults and won two presidential citations. The interest in its battle record among the reservists who now serve in its ranks has prompted the republication of this brief history, originally published in August 1945 and reprinted in 1974. This new reprint contains a brief history of the reserve 4th Division, written by Colonel Joseph B. Ruth, USMCR, a former member of the 25th Marines. Also included are copies of the division’s lineage and honors, a list of its commanders, and a list of its units and their locations. The author of the 1945 history, then First Lieutenant John C. Chapin, served in the 3d Battalion, 24th Marines of the 4th Division. Assigned to the Historical Division when he recovered from wounds received in combat in Saipan, he completed this history and a similar one of the 5th Marine Division before his release from active duty.—E.H. Simmons, Brigadier General, U. S. Marine Corps (Ret.), Director of Marine Corps History and Museums
Author : Bernard C. Nalty
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)
Download or read book The Campaigns of US Marines in World War II written by Bernard C. Nalty and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition represents 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
Download or read book U.S. Marine Corps Special Units of World War II written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
