The Island: A History of the First Marine Division on Guadalcanal 9781594165726

Parris Island: ''the cradle of the corps'': a history of the United States Marine Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1562-2015 [Revised edition] 9781514455333, 1514455331

The beginning, 1562-1900 -- The uncertain years, 1900-1915 -- The cradle of the corps, 1914-1917 -- WWI, 1917-1918 -- Po

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You'll Be Sor-Ree!: A Guadalcanal Marine Remembers the Pacific War 9781101561645, 1101561645

Sid Phillips knew he was a long way from his home in Mobile, Alabama, when he plunged into the jungles of Guadalcanal in

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The Title: The Story of the First Division 9781472936622

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American samurai: myth, imagination, and the conduct of battle in the First Marine Division, 1941-1951 9780521525923, 9781316145654, 9780521441681

Events on the battlefields of the Pacific War were not only outgrowths of technology and tactics, but also products of c

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Clash of Spirits: The History of Power and Sugar Planter Hegemony on a Visayan Island 9780824861919

This text illuminates the oral traditions of the Philippines and the convergence of capitalism and the indigenous spirit

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On the Canal: The Marines of L-3-5 on Guadalcanal, 1942-43 9780811741514

• A straightforward, gripping tale from the Marines that stormed ashore on Guadalcanal in World War II • Told with humor

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The Marine World: A Natural History of Ocean Life 9780691232447

The Marine World is a book for everyone with an interest in the ocean, from the marine biologist or student wanting expe

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The battle for Hell's Island: how a small band of carrier dive-bombers helped save Guadalcanal 9780698186361, 0698186362

"November 1942: Japanese and American forces have been fighting for control of Guadalcanal, a small but pivotal isl

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History of the United States Marine Corps

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Cat Island: The History of a Mississippi Gulf Coast Barrier Island [1 ed.] 0786463287, 9780786463282

Just off the coast of the Gulf Islands National Seashore lies Cat Island, an isolated, T-shaped sliver of sand with a re

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