Epilonian Books

Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997

Catalog notes

Description

U.S. Marine Corps Historical Center, Published 2001. Wraps, 64 pp.; 28 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps.

Condition & notes

In Very Good condition. Black-and-white pictorial wraps with mild shelf and edge wear, light scuffing, and mild color loss to the back cover near the spine. Binding tight. Otherwise unmarked. By Colonel Allan R. Millett, USMCR (Ret). A title in the Marines in the Korean War Commemorative Series. Covers the 1st Marine Division's operations in eastern Korea during 1951, from Major General Gerald C. Thomas's assumption of command through the May counteroffensive and the drive to the No Name Line to the hard fighting around the Punchbowl that autumn. Includes profiles of Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Frederick W. Mausert III and Marine Clarence Jackson Davis, illustrated throughout with period photographs and operational maps.