Pacific Warriors Author:Eric Hammel Where did the U.S. Marines earn their reputation as being the "first to fight?" It was on the South Pacific Island of Guadalcanal, America’s first land victory of World War II. There, on August 7, 1942, the 1st Marine Division stormed ashore to begin one of the most difficult and brutal campaigns of military history -- and an unb... more »roken string of victories staged across the Pacific.Pacific Warriors takes you from the fighting leatherneck’s first victory at Guadalcanal to their final victory on Okinawa in 1945, their last battle of the war. The book features 300 photographs, many of which were never before published.« less
While mostly dedicated to photographs, the text in this 'coffee table' book is also very interesting as it discusses some aspects of the Marines in the Pacific not usually found in other books on this subject.