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"Not only a just appraisal of the campaigns waged by Marines in World War II; it is a documentation of the Marine struggle to prove the feasibility of amphibious warfare.... Relentlessly accurate and impartial." —N.Y. Times.

Originally published in 1951.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Preface and Acknowledgments
  2. pp. v-vii
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  1. Contents
  2. p. ix
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  1. List of Maps
  2. p. x
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  1. I. Mission of the U.S. Marines, the Amphibious Assault
  2. pp. 3-13
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  1. II. Evolution of an Amphibious Doctrine, 1901-1934
  2. pp. 14-44
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  1. III. Training for Amphibious War, 1934-1942
  2. pp. 45-71
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  1. IV. Background for Guadalcanal, the Decision to Attack
  2. pp. 72-98
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  1. V. Initial Offensives, Solomons-new Britain-new Guinea
  2. pp. 99-191
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  1. VI. The First Major Assault, Tarawa
  2. pp. 192-252
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  1. VII. The Marshalls, Gaining Momentum
  2. pp. 253-309
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  1. VIII. The Marianas, Bases for the A.A.F.
  2. pp. 310-391
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  1. IX. Palau and the Philippines: Marines in Support of Macarthur
  2. pp. 392-431
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  1. X. The Supreme Test, Iwo Jima
  2. pp. 432-530
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  1. XI. Okinawa, Springboard to Japan
  2. pp. 531-579
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  1. XII. Amphibious Progress, 1941-1945
  2. pp. 580-590
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  1. References
  2. pp. 591-626
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 627-636
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  1. Image Plates
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