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World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments by Gordon L. Rottman (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Author: Gordon L. Rottman. Series: Elite. Format: Paperback. Release Date: 07/26/2018. Publisher: Osprey Publishing. Illustrator: Peter Dennis. Genre: Law & Politics. ISBN-10: 1472826086.

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101472826086

ISBN-139781472826084

eBay Product ID (ePID)240078316

Product Key Features

Book TitleWorld War II Us Marine Infantry Regiments

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States

IllustratorYes, Dennis, Peter

GenreHistory

AuthorGordon L. Rottman

Book SeriesElite Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width7.3 in

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Reviews"...presents a brief but thorough description of the organization and use of the most successful amphibious warfare specialists during the war in the Pacific, as well as background on their formation and history." - IPMS / USA, "...presents a brief but thorough description of the organization and use of the most successful amphibious warfare specialists during the war in the Pacific, as well as background on their formation and history." -- IPMS / USA

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number222

Dewey Decimal940.540973

Table Of ContentIntroduction: formation - campaigns The Marine Divisions: organization - tracking the divisions Evolution of the Marine Infantry Regiment in organization, weapons, and vehicles: 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 The Raider and Parachute Regiments The regiments in combat: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th Marines; 1st Raider Regiment, 1st Parachute Regiment Field equipment: individual equipment - specialist equipment Further reading

SynopsisThe United States Marine Corps came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces sought to push the Japanese back to their Home Islands. This fascinating study tracks the deployments of the various Marine divisions throughout the war and explains their composition, but also goes deeper, to detail the individual regiments--the focus of the Marines' identity and pride. It explains the organization of the Marine infantry regiment and its equipment, and how they developed during the war. The Marine infantryman's evolving uniforms, field equipment, and weapons are illustrated throughout using specially commissioned artwork and detailed descriptions to produce a fitting portrait of the US military's elite fighting force in the Pacific., A fully illustrated study that describes the combat record, uniforms, and equipment of the individual regiments of the US Marine Corps that won immortality in the bloody island-hopping campaign in the Pacific War., During World War II the Us Navy and Marine Corps virtually invented the art and science of modern amphibious warfare, and developed it to a commanding level of success right across the Pacific theater of war. The bare figures behind this achievement are astonishing: in 1939 the whole USMC comprised just 18,000 men (roughly the same as the New York Police Department); in 1945 it numbered 485,000. At the outbreak of war the Corps had just three infantry regiments; by early 1944 it had 18, plus scores of other combat and support units. This book lists the assignments and operations, and details the organization and weaponry, of all the Marine infantry units. It is illustrated with detailed tables of organization, many wartime photographs, and new color plates illustrating combat uniforms and equipment of the Marines throughout the Pacific theater of World War II. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberD769.369