The US Marine Corps since 1945, Elite 2, Osprey

Lee E Russell utilises his expert knowledge to guide us through the post-WWII history of the Marines, chronicling their involvement in Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon and Grenada. The account includes such remarkable exploits as the gruelling Chosin Reservoir campaign, which proved a supreme test of courage and discipline with the Marines isolated and overwhelmingly outnumbered in an unhospitable terrain where temperatures reached as low as -35F at night - they nevertheless emerged unbeaten - and the siege of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam conflict, providing a comprehensive overview of the history, organisation, appearance and equipment of these famous troops

Contents:

• The Post-War Marines
• A Brigade for Korea
• The Chosin Reservoir
• The 1950s and 1960s
• Vietnam: The Early Years
• 1968: Khe Sanh and Tet
• The 1970s: Rebuilding the Corps
• The Plates

Author: Lee E. Russell

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Description: 64 pages, Paperback, 247 X 184 mm.

Condition: FINE

Shipping weight: 370 gr.