US Commanders of World War II Navy and USMC

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Synopsis

This title, the second of two looking at US commanders of World War II, examines the combat careers, personalities, uniforms, dress and appearance of the key US naval and Marine commanders. These men played a crucial role in the defeat of the Axis powers, particularly in the Pacific theater during such battles as Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Iwo Jima. Among those covered are Holland Smith, Lemuel Shepherd, Roy S. Geiger; John D. Bulkeley, Bull Halsey, Thomas Hart, Husband Kimmel, Charles Lockwood, Marc A. Mitscher, Chester Nimitz, Norman Scott, Raymond Spruance, Wade McCluskey, and Theodore Wilkinson.

Book details

Series:
Elite
Author:
Darko Pavlovic, James Arnold, Robert Hargis
ISBN:
9781780968117
Related ISBNs:
9781841764757, 9781841764757, 9781841764757
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
64
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-30
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2012
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction