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United States Marine Corps

by John Selby, Michael Roffe (Illustrator)
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Overview

This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organization of the United States Marine Corps, from 1775, through their service in World Wars I and II, through to Korea (1950-1953) and Vietnam (1955-1975). Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail.

About the Author, John Selby

John Selby was educated at Haileybury, The Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and Christ’s College, Cambridge. He is a military historian and Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. His previous books include “The Second World War”, “Stories of Famous Sieges”, “The Recollections of Sergeant Morris” (editor), “The Paper Dragon”, “The Boer War”, “The Thin Red Line” and a biography of Stonewall Jackson.

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Book Details

Published
May 22, 2012
Publisher
Osprey Publishing, Limited
Pages
48
ISBN
9781780967714

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