Islands of Hell: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
Islands of Hell: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
By the summer of 1944 the tide had turned in the Pacific War against the Japanese. The war was not nearly over, however, and the U.S. Marines had their heaviest combat in front of them. Here for the first time is a detailed photographic history for the Fighting Leathernecks' fierce combat for the Marianas, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Illustrated with hundreds of never-before-published photographs and supplemented with full-color maps, Islands of Hell: The U.S. Marines in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945 is a historical and visual treat.
Eric Hammel is a critically acclaimed military historian and author of more than thirty combat and pictorial histories, including the extremely popular Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle
. He lives in Northern California.
Other books of interest by Eric Hammel for Marines
is a historical and visual treat. Eric Hammel is a critically acclaimed military historian and author of more than thirty combat and pictorial histories, including the extremely popular Iwo Jima: Portrait of a Battle
. He lives in Northern California. Other books of interest by Eric Hammel for Marines
Guadalcanal: The U.S. Marines in World War II: A Pictorial Tribute
Tarawa and the Marshalls: A Pictorial Tribute (U.S. Marines in World War II)
Bloody Tarawa: The 2d Marine Division, November 20-23, 1943
New Georgia, Bougainville, and Cape Gloucester: The U.S. Marines in World War II: A Pictorial Tribute
Marines in Hue City: A Portrait of Urban Combat, Tet 1968
Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War
The Root: The Marines in Beirut,August 1982-February 1984
Khe Sanh: Siege in the Clouds, An Oral History
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Categories: Leadership ~ Books, Professional Military Reading
Tags: USMC History Leadership Books combat leadership Marine Corps History Military History
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