[Rarebooks] fs: USMC on Okinawa, WWII

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(No. 7571 )  Nichols, Chas. S. and Henry I. Shaw, Jr.. OKINAWA: VICTORY IN
THE PACIFIC.
(Washington, D.C.): Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters, U.S.
Marine Corps, 1955. First printing, Hardcover, Quarto, viii, 332 pages,
black & white photographs, maps. Very Good.
      Operational monograph on the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. The
Okinawa Operation was conceived, launched, and supported at long range in
dreadful weather and fought against defenses which employed the rugged
terrain with great skill. Lots of detailed combat information, much of which
was taken from CinCPac War Diary. Interesting section on the role of
Kamikazes in the Okinawa Campaign. Well illustrated with photographs, 27
folded maps inside rear cover. COLETTA, USMC HIST #2812. Bound in glossy
pictorial paper over boards. Rubs at spine corners and bottom fore corner of
lower board, laminate separation along joints. Touch of light foxing to
endpapers, binding sound. Nice copy.    $50.00
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