George 3 7th Marines

Author : Jim Nicholson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426947827

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George-3-7th Marines by Jim Nicholson Pdf

In the four years of the Korean War, America lost almost 54,000 men, roughly the same number who lost their lives in Vietnam, yet this war has almost disappeared into American history as the "Forgotten War."George-3-7th Marines tells a story of the bloody marine infantry campaigns fought in the deadly mountain ranges of Korea; it is a story told by the men who fought there-and died anonymously-in an unknown and bloody war. The never-before-told tales of the battle-hardened marines of the G-3-7 were collected and recorded by one of their own. Described by those who experienced the action firsthand, these accounts blend the shocking details of savage, bloody, killing with gentle, almost heartbreaking prose seldom seen in a chronicle of war. Jim Nicholson paints a brutally accurate picture of America and the Valhalla culture that shaped the toughness of soldiers in the fifties. He examines the events and mistakes that led to a collision of the free world with the rapidly expanding communist military machine. He reminds us that history does, in fact, show clearly that the sacrifice of young American boys saved the South Koreans, who now live freely in their beautiful "Land of the Morning Calm."

Author : Jim Nicholson
Publisher : BrownBooks.ORM
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612549057

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George-3-7th Marines by Jim Nicholson Pdf

Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal Winner: An account of the Korean War, as told by the men who fought it. Includes photos. In the four years of the Korean War, America lost almost 54,000 men, roughly the same number who lost their lives in Vietnam, yet this war has almost disappeared into American history, often called the “Forgotten War.” George-3-7th Marines recounts the bloody Marine infantry campaigns fought in the deadly mountain ranges of Korea. It is the story of the men who fought—and died anonymously—in a little-known yet bloody war. These never-before-told tales of the battle-hardened Marines of G-3-7 have been collected and recorded by one of their own. Described by those who experienced the action firsthand, these accounts blend the shocking details of savage, bloody killing with gentle, almost heartbreaking prose seldom seen in a chronicle of war. Jim Nicholson paints a brutally accurate picture of America and the Valhalla culture that shaped the toughness of soldiers in the 1950s. He examines the events and mistakes that led to a collision of the free world with the rapidly expanding Communist military machine. He reminds us that the sacrifice of young American boys saved the South Koreans, who now live freely in their beautiful “land of the morning calm.”

Author : James S Santelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112055459355

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A Brief History of the 7th Marines by James S Santelli Pdf

Author : James S. Santelli
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1500157902

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A Brief History of the 7th Marines by James S. Santelli Pdf

“A Brief History of the 7th Marines” is a concise narrative of the regiment from its initial activation over a hall century ago through its participation in World War II, the Korean War, and the war in Vietnam. Official records of the Marine Corps and appropriate historical works were utilized in compiling this chronicle. This history is published for the information of those interested in the 7th Marines and in the events in which it has participated.

Author : George Peto,Peter Margaritis
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-07-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612005287

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Twenty-Two on Peleliu by George Peto,Peter Margaritis Pdf

A memoir of a tough childhood—and tough combat—by an “adventurous, lively, outspoken, opinionated” WWII Marine veteran (Columbus Dispatch). On September 15, 1944, the US First Marine Division landed on a small island in the Central Pacific called Peleliu as a prelude to the liberation of the Philippines. Among the first wave of Marines that hit the beach that day was twenty-two-year-old George Peto. Growing up on an Ohio farm, George always preferred being outdoors and exploring. This made school a challenge, but his hunting, fishing, and trapping skills helped put food on his family’s table. As a poor teenager living in a rough area, he got into regular brawls, and he found holding down a job hard because of his wanderlust. After working out west with the CCC, he decided that joining the Marines offered him the opportunity for adventure, plus three square meals a day—so he and his brother joined the Corps in 1941, just a few months before Pearl Harbor. Following boot camp and training, he was initially assigned to various guard units until he was shipped out to the Pacific and assigned to the 1st Marines. His first combat experience was the landing at Finschhaven, followed by Cape Gloucester. Then as a Forward Observer, he went ashore in one of the lead amtracs at Peleliu and saw fierce fighting for a week before the regiment was relieved due to massive casualties. Six months later, his division became the immediate reserve for the initial landing on Okinawa. They encountered no resistance when they came ashore, but would go on to fight on Okinawa for over six months. This is the wild and remarkable story of an “Old Breed” Marine—his youth in the Great Depression, his training and combat in the Pacific, and his life after the war, told in his own words.

Author : Thomas Q. O'Hara
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0738547727

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The Marines at Twentynine Palms by Thomas Q. O'Hara Pdf

The largest Marine Corps base in history, the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Center at Twentynine Palms is located on 930 square miles of harsh terrain, nearly the size of Rhode Island, in southern San Bernardino County. An army base for training glider pilots at the outset of World War II, the former navy facility was taken over by the corps in 1952 during the Korean War and the advent of the cold war. The base provided adequate space and ranges to test new artillery and missile technology and was ideal for the largescale training of ground forces. In the 21st century, every U.S. Marine does a stint at Twentynine Palms because the climate, terrain, and remote location simulate many international hot spots of world strife. The marines have continually upgraded and expanded the Twentynine Palms facilities as daily maneuvers involve transports, tanks, artillery, and aircraft, particularly at the Expeditionary Air Field.

Author : Robert Emmet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556039979240

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A Brief History of the 11th Marines by Robert Emmet Pdf

"A Brief History of the 11th Marines" is a concise narrative of the activities of that regiment since its initial organization 50 years ago . Official records and appropriate historical works were used in compiling thi s chronicle, which is published for the information of thos e interested in the history of those events in which the 11th Marines participated.--Preface.

Author : Hampton Sides
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780385541169

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On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides Pdf

From the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers, a chronicle of the extraordinary feats of heroism by Marines called on to do the impossible during the greatest battle of the Korean War. "Superb ... A masterpiece of thorough research, deft pacing and arresting detail...This war story—the fight to break out of a frozen hell near the Chosin Reservoir—has been told many times before. But Sides tells it exceedingly well, with fresh research, gritty scenes and cinematic sweep." —The Washington Post On October 15, 1950, General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of UN troops in Korea, convinced President Harry Truman that the Communist forces of Kim Il-sung would be utterly defeated by Thanksgiving. The Chinese, he said with near certainty, would not intervene in the war. As he was speaking, 300,000 Red Chinese soldiers began secretly crossing the Manchurian border. Led by some 20,000 men of the First Marine Division, the Americans moved deep into the snowy mountains of North Korea, toward the trap Mao had set for the vainglorious MacArthur along the frozen shores of the Chosin Reservoir. What followed was one of the most heroic--and harrowing--operations in American military history, and one of the classic battles of all time. Faced with probable annihilation, and temperatures plunging to 20 degrees below zero, the surrounded, and hugely outnumbered, Marines fought through the enemy forces with ferocity, ingenuity, and nearly unimaginable courage as they marched their way to the sea. Hampton Sides' superb account of this epic clash relies on years of archival research, unpublished letters, declassified documents, and interviews with scores of Marines and Koreans who survived the siege. While expertly detailing the follies of the American leaders, On Desperate Ground is an immediate, grunt's-eye view of history, enthralling in its narrative pace and powerful in its portrayal of what ordinary men are capable of in the most extreme circumstances. Hampton Sides has been hailed by critics as one of the best nonfiction writers of his generation. As the Miami Herald wrote, "Sides has a novelist's eye for the propulsive elements that lend momentum and dramatic pace to the best nonfiction narratives."

Author : United States. Marine Corps,Frank Olney Hough
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea)
ISBN : UIUC:30112000503174

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The Campaign on New Britain by United States. Marine Corps,Frank Olney Hough Pdf

"Positions of the First Marine Division (Less Combat Team A), 27 December 1943", 1:50270, 25 x 43 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (I). Suicide Creek", 1:27420, 25 x 25 cm - "Drive to the Southeast (II). Aogiri Ridge and Hill 660", 1:36560, 25 x 25 cm - "Patrols Eastward to Iboki", 1:080450, 25 x 110 cm, (s/h) - "Willaumez Peninsula. Talasea Operations. 6 Mar 44 - 9 Mar 44", 1:80450, 25 x 28 cm - "Patrols of The 5th Marines. 10 March-25 april 1944", målestoksforhold ca. 1:4022500, 25 x 22 cm - "Japanese Withdrawal Routes (Approximate)", 1:7240500, 25 x 23 cm.

Author : Lou Giaffo
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781434933997

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Gooch's Marines by Lou Giaffo Pdf

GOOCH¿S MARINES is a complete history of the United States Marine Corps, starting some forty years before the American Revolution, with a special regimental unit commissioned by colonial Governor William Gooch, under orders of King George II, to serve with the British Royal Marines, under the command of Lawrence Washington (elder half-brother of George Washington), in a campaign against the Spanish in the West Indies. Although they were formed in 1775, a year before the Declaration of Independence in 1776, they were not officially designated as U.S. Marines until commissioned by the Continental Congress and served as Continental U.S. Marines during the American Revolutionary War. The rest is history, as they established their military tradition, warriors generally conceded by military historians as second to none. It can also be said of U.S. Marine Corps that they were essentially the first U.S. Special Forces, selected originally for special assignments. They have prevailed in all of their military campaigns, despite the cost they¿ve had to pay in blood. The Marines proudly attribute this tradition to their superior command structure, starting with raw recruits in boot camp, along with its officer corps coming out of the U.S. Naval Academy, and ROTC college campuses. Some are selected from its enlisted ranks for U.S. Marine Corps Officer Training School, while others, who display leadership and courage under fire, are given battlefield commissions. About the Author: Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Lou Giaffo¿s life can be summed up in three words: art, teaching and writing. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps for three years, Lou attended art school for three years. He then headed to New York City to pursue his career as a commercial artist. Lou enrolled in the local community college, Queensborough Community College for his associate¿s degree. He then went on to Queen¿s College, for his bachelor¿s degree, and then his mater¿s degree in education at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, while working full-time as an art specialist. Lou considers his greatest accomplishment to be his son, Jason Lou Giaffo.

Author : Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786256089

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Frozen Chosin: U.S. Marines At The Changjin Reservoir [Illustrated Edition] by Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons Pdf

Includes more than 40 maps, plans and illustrations. This volume in the official History of the Marine Corps chronicles the part played by United States Marines in the Chosin Reservoir Campaign. The race to the Yalu was on. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur’s strategic triumph at Inchon and the subsequent breakout of the U.S. Eighth Army from the Pusan Perimeter and the recapture of Seoul had changed the direction of the war. Only the finishing touches needed to be done to complete the destruction of the North Korean People’s Army. Moving up the east coast was the independent X Corps, commanded by Major General Edward M. Almond, USA. The 1st Marine Division, under Major General Oliver P. Smith, was part of X Corps and had been so since the 15 September 1950 landing at Inchon. After Seoul the 1st Marine Division had reloaded into its amphibious ships and had swung around the Korean peninsula to land at Wonsan on the east coast. The landing on 26 October 1950 met no opposition; the port had been taken from the land side by the resurgent South Korean army. The date was General Smith’s 57th birthday, but he let it pass unnoticed. Two days later he ordered Colonel Homer L. Litzenberg, Jr., 47, to move his 7th Marine Regimental Combat Team north from Wonsan to Hamhung. Smith was then to prepare for an advance to the Manchurian border, 135 miles distant. And so began one of the Marine Corps’ greatest battles—or, as the Corps would call it, the “Chosin Reservoir Campaign.” The Marines called it the “Chosin” Reservoir because that is what their Japanese-based maps called it. The South Koreans, nationalistic sensibilities disturbed, preferred—and, indeed, would come to insist—that it be called the “Changjin” Reservoir.

Author : Ronald J. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112075629235

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A Brief History of the 14th Marines by Ronald J. Brown Pdf

Author : Gordon D. Gayle
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944
ISBN : 9780788137815

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Bloody Beaches by Gordon D. Gayle Pdf

Author : Lieutenant Colonel George Forty OBE
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-21
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780752495859

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US Marine Corps Handbook 1941-45 by Lieutenant Colonel George Forty OBE Pdf

Employing a range of archive black and white photographs, this book examines the US Marine Corps' organisation and command structure, strategy, tactics and amphibious assault doctrine. Providing biographies of its most influential figures, it also surveys insignia, uniforms and equipment to provide a portrait of the US Marine Corps at war.

Author : Alex Lee
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804116381

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Utter's Battalion by Alex Lee Pdf

In May 1965, the entire 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment--lock, stock, and barrel--embarked for Vietnam. Captain Alex Lee was there. . . . Now combat-veteran Marine captain Alex Lee brings to gritty life the full tour of 2/7. From the search-and-destroy missions to the sudden violent ambushes in the hills and valleys west of Qui Nhon, Lee describes how Marines battled monsoons, malaria, and the enemy as they crept through terrain infested with Viet Cong caves and hideouts. After paving the way in Qui Nhon for the arrival of more American military, 2/7 was assigned to Chu Lai, where the battalion fought its most bitter, deadly battles. With the scalding ring of truth, Lee captures the conditions of the bone-weary 2/7 Marines as they slogged through jungles and spent night after night in dreary, rain-filled foxholes. Although they faced a life of constant danger and occasional mindless confusion, in their seemingly endless marathon of effort, agony, and sacrifice, the Marines of 2/7 never faltered, never stopped giving their best.