By the summer of 1944 the tide had turned in the Pacific War against the Japanese, but was not yet won, and the US Marines had their heaviest fighting before them, against regiments of entrenched Japanese fanatically fighting a defensive war. Here for the first time is a detailed photographic history of the Fighting Leathernecks fierce combat for the Marianas, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinowa. Illustrated with hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, and with a detailed account of each battle, the course of the war, maps, uniforms, weapons, insignia, and more this is a historic and visual treat.
Author Biography
Eric Hammel is the author of Iwo Jima, Carrier Strike, Bloody Tarawa, Guadalcanal, Pacific Warriors, and numerous other photo histories of WWII.
