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US Marine Corps Uniforms and Equipment in World War II (Hardcover)
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US Marine Corps Uniforms and Equipment in World War II (Hardcover)
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The United States Marine Corps was one of the phenomena of the
Second World War. Greatly expanded from its pre-war order of battle
of scattered defence 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
theatre 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,
long-time 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 accoutrements 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, modeller, illustrator and
uniform historian.
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