Commanding the Pacific : Marine Corps generals in World War II / Stephen R. Taaffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taaffe, Stephen R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps--History--World War, 1939-1945.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Biography.

United States. Marine Corps.

Command of troops.

Generals--United States--Biography.

Generals.

History.

Leadership.

Armed Forces--Officers.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 232 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Marine Corps generals in World War II

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The Marine Corps covered itself in glory in World War Two with victories over the Japanese at Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, and elsewhere. Despite its success, the Corps' high-ranking combat commanders remain virtually unknown to both historians and the general public. Stephen R. Taaffe explains that marine division and corps chiefs played a vital role in organizing, training, and leading their units in the American counteroffensive across the Pacific. Marine combat generals had to overcome both bureaucratic obstacles and enemy opposition to fulfill their amphibious missions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Semper Fi: An Anomalous Organization in Search of a Mission

2. Waging War in the Most Remote Place on Earth: The Pacific Theater

3. Central Pacific Offensive

4. Closing in on Japan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Taaffe, Stephen R., 1966- Commanding the Pacific

ISBN:

9781682477083

1682477088

OCLC:

1243011540