by
Lieutenant Colonel R.D. Heinl Jr. USMC, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Crown
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This book tells the story of the Marines spearheading the thrust through the Japanese outer ring of defences and recounts the brutal and important island-hopping Pacific campaign at its most gripping following the bloodbath at Tarawa.
Contains 97 photos and 16 maps and charts.
“As 1943 drew to a...