Author:
Gilbert, Oscar E.
Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Osprey ; Westminster, Md. : Osprey Direct c/o Random House Distribution Center, 2008.
Description64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Chronology -- Enlistment -- Training -- Appearance and equipment -- Belief and belonging -- The early Pacific campaigns: Daily life in the Southwest Pacific ; Hastily into battle the Solomons and Tarawa -- The Central Pacific campaigns: Daily life in a rest camp -- Life on campaign -- Japanese attempts to break the Code -- European combat -- The Comanche -- Final cataclysms: Daily life reorganization ; The final battles -- Aftermath -- Museums and collections.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
