Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II.
$75.00
The first volume chronicling the Marines’ contribution to victory in WWII.
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Description
“This book covers Marine Corps participation through the first precarious year of World War II, when disaster piled on disaster and there seemed no way to check Japanese aggression.” – Preface.
This informative volume is the first in a five-part series that will aim to offer a definitive history of the U.S. Marine Corps’ involvement in the Second World War. Over 400 pages of detailed narrative text are accompanied by thirteen fold-out maps that offer a wealth of insight into the various engagements across different theaters.
Published by the Historical Branch, G-3 Division of the United States Marine Corps Headquarters.Well represented in institutional collections.
Map Details
Publication Date: 1958
Author: Lt. Col. Frank Hough, Major Verle Ludwig, and Henry Shaw, Jr.
Sheet Width (in): 7
Sheet Height (in): 9.75
Condition: A
Condition Description: Volume I only, lacking dust jacket. 439 pp. folio volume bound in original full orange leather with gilt cover and spine. Boards a little worn, but contents are generally in near fine condition. Ex-libris, with rubberstamp on front endsheet. Includes 13 fold-out maps affixed to the back. Like new condition overall.
$75.00
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