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History and Museums Division, U.S. Marine Corps, Published 2000. Wraps, 64 pp.; 28 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps.
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In Very Good condition. Black-and-white pictorial wraps with bumping to the edges and mild shelf wear. Original price sticker on back cover. Staple bound, binding tight. Otherwise unmarked. By Captain John C. Chapin, USMCR (Ret). The first title in the Marines in the Korean War Commemorative Series. Chronicles the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade's role in the defense of the Pusan Perimeter in August and September 1950, from the brigade's deployment under Brigadier General Edward A. Craig through the Naktong River counterattacks and the fight for Obong-ni Ridge. Illustrated throughout with period photographs and operational maps.