MILLETT, Allan R SEMPER FIDELIS. The History of the United States Marine Corps , New York: Macmillan, 1980.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 0029215903 Hardcover in very good condition, small brown mark on the back board, otherwise in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends slightly rubbed. Price clipped. xviii, 782pp, including Notes, essay on Sources and Index. With 38 black-and-white photographs and 2 maps. Appendices: Commandants of the Corps - Strength of the Marine Corps - United States Marine Corps Casualties. Tracing the evolution of the Marines from their beginning as soldiers at sea during the American Revolution, through their services as a colonial infantry in the early twentieth century, to an amphibious assault force through World War Two, the Korean War, and Vietnam and its aftermath, and as the nation's principal 'force in readiness' of integrated ground and air combat units. This is a heavy book and will incur extra postage outside the U.K. (9½"h x 6¼"w) (24cms x 16cms) approx. (Book ref. 7695)  £30.00

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