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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part One Formative Years, 1915-1941 -- Chapter 1 A Youngster from Georgia -- Chapter 2 Second Lieutenant Raymond G. Davis -- Chapter 3 The Old Breed: Special Weapons Battalion -- Part Two World War II: Central Pacific-Guadalcanal -- Chapter 4 "War" -- Chapter 5 Operation Watchtower -- Chapter 6 Starvation Island -- Chapter 7 Cactus Air Force -- Chapter 8 Japanese Ground and Air Counterattack -- Part Three World War II: Southwest Pacific-Cape Gloucester -- Chapter 9 The Green Inferno -- Chapter 10 A Steamy Pest-Hole |
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Plate section -- Part Four World War II: Peleliu -- Chapter 11 Breakwater of the Pacific -- Chapter 12 Death at the High-Water Line -- Chapter 13 A Ferocious and Wily Foe -- Chapter 14 Bloody Nose Ridge -- Chapter 15 Pope's Hill -- Chapter 16 Shot to Pieces -- Chapter 17 Homeward Bound -- Chapter 18 1st Provisional Brigade: Guam -- Part Five Korea (Land of the Morning Calm) -- Chapter 19 Reserve Infantry Battalion -- Chapter 20 North Korea Strikes -- Chapter 21 Send in the Marines -- Chapter 22 Chasing the North Koreans -- Chapter 23 Land of the Morning Calm -- Chapter 24 Chinese Volunteers |
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Chapter 25 Attack of General Winter -- Chapter 26 Out on a Limb -- Chapter 27 Toktong Ridge Runners -- Chapter 28 "Retreat Hell" -- Chapter 29 The Great Pohang Guerrilla Hunt -- Chapter 30 Above and Beyond -- Chapter 31 Peacetime -- Part Six Vietnam -- Chapter 32 Provisional Corps Vietnam (PCV) -- Chapter 33 Taking Command, 3rd Marine Division -- Chapter 34 Assault from the Sky -- Chapter 35 Swing Force -- Chapter 36 Pacification: Winning Hearts and Minds -- Epilogue Final Years of Service and Retirement -- Bibliography -- Endnotes -- Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Davis, Raymond, 1915-2003.
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Davis, Raymond, 1915-2003. |
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United States. Marine Corps -- Biography.
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United States. Marine Corps. |
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Biographies.
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United States. Marine Corps -- History.
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History. |
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États-Unis. Marine Corps -- Biographies. |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Mattis, James N., 1950-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Camp, Richard. Three War Marine Hero : General Raymond G. Davis. Havertown : Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC, ©2020 9781612009391 |
| ISBN |
1612009409 (electronic book) |
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9781612009407 (electronic book) |
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