United States Marines in World War II
Pacific Island Campaigns, Amphibious Warfare, and the Combat Legacy of the CorpsBy Bernard C. Nalty, John C. Chapin, Joseph H. Alexander, Charles D. Melson, Richard Harwood, Gordon D. Gayle, Cyril J. O'Brien, J. Michael Wenger, Harry W. Edwards, James A. Donovan, Robert J. Cressman, J. Michael Miller, Henry I. Shaw Jr., Charles R. Smith, Marine Corps Historical Center
Length47h 23m
About this audiobook
United States Marines in World War II gathers a wide-ranging body of operational history that traces the Corps' transformation across the Pacific and beyond. Combining campaign narrative, institutional analysis, battlefield reconstruction, and biographical attention, the volume moves from the strategic imperatives of amphibious warfare to the intimate costs of island combat. Its accounts of Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and lesser-known operations illuminate not only celebrated victories but also logistics, aviation, intelligence, command, and the difficult aftermath of battle. The contributors—Marine Corps historians, veterans, and military scholars associated with the Marine Corps Historical Center—bring complementary professional and experiential perspectives to this collective record. Their work belongs to the postwar tradition of official military history while reaching beyond commemoration to assess doctrine, adaptation, interservice cooperation, and the human realities of total war. Together, these voices situate Marine operations within the larger history of American mobilization and the Pacific theater, showing how institutional memory and archival research can productively converge. This volume is especially valuable for readers seeking a rigorous introduction to the Marine Corps' wartime experience without sacrificing breadth or interpretive depth. Students, historians, and general readers alike will find a compelling opportunity to compare campaigns, approaches, and historical judgments within one authoritative collection. Its diverse narratives foster a sustained dialogue between strategy and experience, achievement and sacrifice.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length47 hrs 23 mins
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Publish dateNov 22, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Origin of the Marine Corps
3The Marine Corps on the Eve of War
4Marines Defending American Soil
5Pearl Harbor
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6Introduction
7Suddenly Hurled into War
8They Caught Us Flat-Footed
9They're Kicking the Hell Out of Pearl Harbor
10Battle of Wake Island
11The American Revolution (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
12Introduction
13‘Humbled-by Sizeable Casualties’
14‘Still No Help’
15‘All Hands Have Behaved Splendidly’
16‘This Is As Far As We Go’
17‘A Difficult Thing To Do’
18Marines Campaigns in Europe and Africa
19Europe and North Africa
20Introduction
21Allocation of Forces
22Assignment to London
23After Pearl Harbor
24Operation Torch
25Operation Overlord
26Changing of the Guard
27Defense of Iceland
28Outpost in the North Atlantic
29Marines Campaigns in the Pacific Rim
30Defense of the Philippines
31Introduction
32Arrival in the Philippines
33The 1st Separate Marine Battalion
34Preparing for War
35War
36Bombing of Cavite
37Olongapo
38Mission
39Concentration at Mariveles
40Christmas Day
41Defenses of Manila Bay
42Corregidor
43First Bombing
44Deployment
45Battle of the Points
46Bataan
47The Bombardment Continues
48Reinforcements
49The Formation of the 4th Battalion
501st Battalion Defenses
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