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The US Marines in World War II - From the Defence of Wake Island to Okinawa (Paperback)
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The US Marines in World War II - From the Defence of Wake Island to Okinawa (Paperback)
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Loot Price R542
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Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Tarawa are legendary names on the US
Marines' roll of honour, a testament to the bravery and sacrifice
of Marines who answered the call to arms following the Japanese
surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Growing to a peak
of almost half a million men in 1945, at the beginning of the war
the Marine Corps was a small expeditionary force with outdated
equipment and an unproven new mission - amphibious assault. The
Marines in World War II charts the combat history of the Marines
from Wake Island to Okinawa, covering every major battle in
between: Guadalcanal, Kwajalein Atoll, Bougainville, Saipan, Guam,
and Peleliu, to name just a few. In addition to chronicling these
hard-fought battles, the book also examines the important role
played by Navajo code talkers, the development of Marine Corps
aviation, the little-known role of Marines in the European theatre,
and the story behind the iconic "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima"
photograph. Today, the Marines are best remembered as the gritty,
determined combat force that matured rapidly, learned hard lessons,
took on the committed defenders of the Empire of Japan, crossed the
Pacific Ocean island by island, and fought, bled, died - and won.
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