Spearhead: World War II History of the 5th Marine Division. by Conner, Howard - 1950

E-227: Infantry Journal. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Infantry Journal Press, Washington, DC. 1950. 325 pgs. Maps. Illustrated with Color / Black and White Plates. Map endpapers. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps infantry division. Created during World War II, the 5th Division saw its first combat action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 where it sustained the highest number of casualties of the three Marine divisions of the V Amphibious Corps (invasion force). The 5th Division was to be part of the planned invasion of the Japan homeland before Japan surrendered. The 5th Division received the… Read More