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The Long and the Short and the Tall: Marines in Combat on Guam and Iwo Jima (Classics of War)

by Alvin M. Josephy

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The author, a former U.S. Marine sergeant and war correspondent, describes the 1944 campaign of the U.S. Marines on Guam and Iwo Jima, offering a vivid, firsthand account of two bloody campaigns in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Reprint.

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Alvin M. Josephy

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Alvin Josephy, Jr., (b. 1915) is best known for his many books on Native Americans and the American West

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Important events: World War II (1939 | 1945)

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 940.54 — History & geography History of Europe History of Europe 1918- Military history of World War II
LCC: D769.37 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) World War II (1939-1945)
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Military General

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Languages: English
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Published: 1979
Genres: History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 940.54
LCC: D769.37

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