MarinesZenith Press, 2007 - 192 pages |
Contents
Birth of the Corps 17751815 | 10 |
A Century of Development 18141898 | 30 |
The Challenging Years 18981940 | 44 |
Crisis in the Pacific 19411943 | 60 |
Islandhopping in the Pacific 19431945 | 76 |
Cold War Korea 19451960 | 110 |
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