While the US Marine Corps was one of the smallest of American armed services in World War II, its contribution to the final victory cannot be overstated. The US Marine Corps may have only comprised 5 percent of America's armed forces, but it suffered 10 percent of all World War II combat casualties. Above all, he amphibious nature of the war in the Pacific imposed on the Marine Corps greater tasks than any it had ever before been called upon to perform. This title details the organization, weapons and equipment of the US Marines of World War II.
| ISBN: | 9781855324978 |
| Publication date: | 15th May 1995 |
| Author: | Gordon L Rottman |
| Illustrator: | Mike Chappell |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Elite |
| Genres: |
Second World War Land forces and warfare Naval forces and warfare Weapons and equipment Modern warfare Military institutions Warfare and defence Australasian and Pacific history History of the Americas |