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Stay off the Skyline: The Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa - An Oral History
Laura Homan Lacey
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Description for Stay off the Skyline: The Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa - An Oral History
paperback. The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. Num Pages: 304 pages, 63 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402.
The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. The Sixth Division fought its only action on the island of Okinawa from April to June 1945 but entered the fight with more combat experience overall than any other Marine division in its initial battle. It disappointed no one. The Okinawa campaign involved eight Army and Marine divisions, but the Sixth captured most of the ground in some of the ... Read more
The Sixth Marine Division holds a unique place in U.S. Marine Corps history, because it was retired after one great battle. The division was formed on Guadalcanal in September 1944, its ranks filled with battle-hardened veterans and untested replacement troops. The Sixth Division fought its only action on the island of Okinawa from April to June 1945 but entered the fight with more combat experience overall than any other Marine division in its initial battle. It disappointed no one. The Okinawa campaign involved eight Army and Marine divisions, but the Sixth captured most of the ground in some of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597970501
SKU
V9781597970501
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Ref
99-1
About Laura Homan Lacey
LAURA HOMAN LACEY is the historian of the Sixth Marine Division and U.S. representative of the Battle of Okinawa Museum. She earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in liberal studies and history from Mary Washington College and the University of Texas, respectively. Her interest in the Pacific theater of World War II resulted from having lived on Okinawa with her husband, ... Read more
Reviews for Stay off the Skyline: The Sixth Marine Division on Okinawa - An Oral History
"It not only gives some overdue historical attention to the 'Striking 6th' but also ties the basic Marine's experience into the overall Okinawa battle. It is a good book."—Marine Corps Gazette "Tells a story of the Marine's war in the Pacific in general
what it felt like, smelled like, and sounded like."—Reference & Research Book News "A must-read for anyone interested ... Read more
what it felt like, smelled like, and sounded like."—Reference & Research Book News "A must-read for anyone interested ... Read more