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US Marine Corps - Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Battle Orders - World War II - Allies

Last Stocked on 12/24/2021

Product Info

Title
US Marine Corps - Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Gordon Rottman
Publish Year
2004
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398677
MFG. Part #
OSPBTO008
Type
Softcover
Series
BTO8

Description

In late1944 the US Marine Corps prepared for the toughest battles of the war. It had grown to 35,598 officers, 5,384 officer candidates, and 366,353 enlisted Marines, totaling 431,573 personnel, and now comprised of two amphibious corps, six divisions, 26 non-divisional artillery battalions, and numerous support and service units. Following on from Battle Orders 1 and 7, this book examines the continuing development of the Corps' organization, its training, tactics, weaponry, and command structure. It details the formation of the 5th and 6th Marine Divisions and the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, and examines the Corps' performance in the brutal battles on Guam, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa, and its deployment as an occupation force.