Commanding the Pacific: Marine Corps Generals in World War II
- ISBN-10
- 1682477088
- ISBN-13
- 9781682477083
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-09-15
- Author
- Stephen R. Taaffe
Description
"The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War Two with victories over the Japanese at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and elsewhere. Despite its success, the Corps' high-ranking combat commanders remain virtually unknown to both historians and the general public. Stephen R. Taaffe explains that marine division and corps chiefs played a vital role in organizing, training, and leading their units in the American counteroffensive across the Pacific. Marine combat generals had to overcome both bureaucratic obstacles and enemy opposition to fulfill their amphibious missions"--
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- 2021-09-15
- 248 pages
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- Naval Institute Press