All you need to know about the US Marine Corps in World War II - campaigns, heroes, weapons, structure, vehicles and airc rafts of one of the world’’s great elite units.

The US Marine Corps - one of the world’s elite military units - was founded in 1775 during the infant nation’s struggle for independence, and has been fighting for America ever since, serving across the world in locations ranging from Libya to Mexico, the Pacific, Vietnam and most recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. In World War Two, the Marines took a leading role in the island hopping campaign and the savage fighting that culminated at Iwo Jima. From a strength of nearly half-a-million, the Marines took nearly 90,000 casualties, and 82 Marines earned America’s highest award - the Medal of Honor. THis b ook tells the Marines’ wartime story, along with their command structure, brief biographies of leading Marines and surveys of weapons, insignia, vehicles, aircraft and other kit used by the Corps.

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Product Code:	10565
Author:	George Forty
Format:	279pp, b/w photographs, hb. Published Price £25
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