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Condition: Fine. "This book covers Marine Corps participation through the first precarious year of World War II, when disaster piled on disaster and there seemed no way to check Japanese aggression." - Preface. This informative volume is the first in a five-part series that will aim to offer a definitive history of the U.S. Marine Corps' involvement in the Second World War. Over 400 pages of detailed narrative text are accompanied by thirteen fold-out maps that offer a wealth of insight into the various engagements across different theaters. Published by the Historical Branch, G-3 Division of the United States Marine Corps Headquarters.Well represented in institutional collections." Sheet Width (in) 7 Sheet Height (in) 9.75 Condition Description Volume I only, lacking dust jacket. 439 pp. folio volume bound in original full orange leather with gilt cover and spine. Boards a little worn, but contents are generally in near fine condition. Ex-libris, with rubberstamp on front endsheet. Includes 13 fold-out maps affixed to the back. Like new condition overall.