Marine aviation in the Philippines / Charles W. Boggs, Jr.

Marine aviation in the Philippines / Charles W. Boggs, Jr.

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.

This is a factually accurate account of Marine Corps operations in the re-conquest of the Philippines in World War II. The Philippine victories were primarily Army and Navy operations. Marines, comprising only a fraction of the total forces engaged, played a secondary but significant role in the overall victory. They were able to test on a large scale the fundamental Marine doctrine of close air support for ground troops in conventional land operations. This test they passed with credit.

Boggs, Charles W.

[S.l.] : Historical Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps., 1951

1951

27 x 21 cm.

Hardbound

D 767.4 .A547 1951

13565

viii, 166 p.

ill., ports., maps