BATTLE ORDERS No 8 USMC PACIFIC THEATRE (3) 1944-1945

The great battles of Peleliu, Iwo Jima and Okinawa took place during this period. Organisational changes to the headquarters and field units of the US Marine Corps are examined in the light of combat experience. Contents: Combat Mission * Unit organisation * Tactics * Weapons and equipment * Command, control, communications and intelligence * Combat operations * Lessons learned * Chronology * Comprehensive Orders of Battle for the combat units and support units down to company level. The plans and actual operations are detailed in colour computer-generated maps. Lavishly illustrated and with twenty Order of Battle charts and fold-out battle maps.