Jim Moran

Gebundenes Buch

Us Raiders and Paramarines' Kitbag

Uniforms and Equipment of the US Marines Corps' Elite Units in WWII

Beschreibung

During World War II, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) evolved into a powerful multi-division force, playing a central role in the Pacific theater. Among its lesser-known units were the Paramarines and the Raiders.

Autor

Born in 1954 in Sheffield, England, JIM MORAN lives in Yorkshire with his wife and daughter. Following a grammar school education, Jim has had a forty-year-long career as a civil engineering surveyor working on major highway and airbase construction projects, both in the UK and overseas. Jim has been a student of the history of the United States Marine Corps, massing a huge collection over the past forty years. He has assisted Hollywood productions on uniform and equipment details for Flags of our Fathers, The Pacific (HBO mini-series) and Windtalkers. Jim is an associate member of the Second Marine Division Association, US Marine Raider Association, Marine Corps Association, and US Marine Corps League as well as being the 'on-board ' historian to the US Marine Corps League, Det 1088 (UK).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 176mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9781526778178
• ISBN-10: 1526778173
• Artikelnr.: 72802619