An evaluation of air operations affecting the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II

by United States. Marine Corps

Publisher: U.S. Marine Corps in [Quantico, Va.]

Written in English

Published: 1945 Downloads: 31

Subjects:

Aerial Bombing,
Pacific Ocean,
Statistics,
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945,
United States. Marine Corps,
Campaigns,
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943,
American Aerial operations,
World War, 1939-1945,
Aviation,
United States,
History

Edition Notes

The Physical Object
Other titles	U.S. strategic bombing survey - Japan.
Pagination	1 v. (various pagings) ;
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL25582654M
OCLC/WorldCa	39083296

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