ENGLISH

US Commanders of World War II (2) Navy & USMC

By James Arnold

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2002
ISBN
1841764752
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13860949 bytes)
Pages
66\66
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This title, the second of two looking at US commanders of World War II, examines the combat careers, personalities, uniforms, dress and appearance of the key US naval and Marine commanders. These men played a crucial role in the defeat of the Axis powers, particularly in the Pacific theater during such battles as Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Iwo Jima. Among those covered are Holland Smith, Lemuel Shepherd, Roy S. Geiger; John D. Bulkeley, Bull Halsey, Thomas Hart, Husband Kimmel, Charles Lockwood, Marc A. Mitscher, Chester Nimitz, Norman Scott, Raymond Spruance, Wade McCluskey, and Theodore Wilkinson.

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