World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments

(Osprey Elite 222)

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 Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2018
Формат: True PDF
Страниц: 65
Размер: 9 Mb
Язык: English

The United States Marine Corps came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces sought to push the Japanese back to their Home Islands.

This fascinating study tracks the deployments of the various Marine divisions throughout the war and explains their composition, but also goes deeper, to detail the individual regiments - the focus of the marines' identity and pride. It explains the organization of the Marine infantry regiment and its equipment, and how they evolved during the war. The marine infantryman's evolving uniforms, field equipment and weapons are illustrated throughout using specially commissioned artwork and detailed descriptions to produce a fitting portrait of the US military's elite fighting force in the Pacific.

INTRODUCTION 4
THE MARINE DIVISIONS 5
Organization n Tracking the divisions: 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th MarDivs, 1st Provisional
MarBde/6th MarDiv n Defense Force Samoan Group, FMF n Composite Army‑Marine Division
Insignia
EVOLUTION OF THE MARINE INFANTRY REGIMENT 15
Organization n Unit designation practices: regiment, battalion, company, platoon, squad, section n Parachute and Raider units
Tables of Organization: 1942 n 1943 n 1944 n 1945 n Assault platoons
Separate Marine regiments n Regimental combat teams
Weapons
REGIMENTAL TACTICS 32
THE REGIMENTS IN COMBAT 35
1st, 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th Marines
1st Marine Parachute Regiment n 1st Marine Raider Regiment n 2nd Marine Raider
Regiment (Provisional)
Other Marine regiments: Artillery, Engineer, Shore Party and Service regiments,
Training regiments
CONCLUSION 62
FURTHER READING 63
INDEX

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