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ISBN: 1597974587 1435610555 9781435610552 1574889524 9781574889529 Year: 2007 Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : Potomac Books, Inc.,
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The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. The Sixth Division fought its only action on the island of Okinawa from April to June 1945 but entered the fight with more combat experience overall than any other Marine division in its initial battle. It disappointed no one. The Okinawa campaign involved eight Army and Marine divisions, but the Sixth captured most of the ground in som
World War, 1939-1945 --- Marines --- Oral history. --- Campaigns --- United States. --- Okinawa Island (Japan) --- History, Military.
ISBN: 9780891419198 0891419195 Year: 2007 Publisher: New York : Presidio Press,
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A former member of the First Marine Division gives a front line description of two World War II Pacific campaigns.
Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944 --- World War, 1939-1945 --- World War, 1939-1945 --- Soldiers --- Bataille de Peleliu, Palau, 1944 --- 2ème guerre mondiale --- 2ème guerre mondiale --- Militaires --- Campaigns --- Personal narratives, American. --- Campagnes et batailles --- Récits personnels américains --- Biographies --- Sledge, E. B. --- United States. --- History --- Okinawa Island (Japan) --- Okinawa (Japon : Ile) --- History, Military --- Histoire militaire
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