Project Gutenberg 2015-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 255 Chapin, John C. Breaking the Outer Ring: Marine Landings in the Marshall Islands Marines in World War II, Commemorative Series Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Breaking the Outer Ring: Marine Landings in the Marshall Islands" by John C. Chapin is a historical account focused on the military operations of the United States Marine Corps during World War II, written in the mid-1990s as part of the "Marines in World War II Commemorative Series." The book explores the strategic significance and the detailed planning and execution of the assaults on the Marshall Islands, particularly highlighting key areas like Roi-Namur and Kwajalein Atolls, and is likely intended for readers interested in military history and World War II. In this engaging and informative narrative, Chapin delves into the preparations and challenges faced by the Marines and Army forces as they launched a series of amphibious assaults against well-fortified Japanese positions in the Marshall Islands. The text combines firsthand accounts from participants with strategic analysis, offering insights into the brutal realities of combat, including the tactics employed against entrenched enemy forces, like spider holes and concrete bunkers. The author emphasizes the importance of pre-battle bombardment and inter-service cooperation, leading to significant victories that not only secured the Marshall Islands but also paved the way for further operations in the Pacific Campaign, showcasing the courage and determination of the Marines involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States. Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Marshall Islands D731 Text World War II Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 141969 142043 2024-09-20T11:21:42.342271 2023-09-21T07:56:34.602456 text/html text/html 134289 2015-05-08T07:09:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 3800178 2015-05-08T07:09:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 4356560 2024-09-20T11:21:47.891301 application/epub+zip 4355511 2024-09-20T11:21:43.786292 application/epub+zip 125093 2024-09-20T11:21:43.010274 application/epub+zip 4402672 2024-09-20T11:21:50.978755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4375488 2024-09-20T11:21:47.128300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151549 2022-09-22T07:41:58.220061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110856 110633 2024-09-20T11:21:41.575290 2023-09-21T07:56:33.176431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 110845 2015-05-08T07:08:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 42891 2015-05-08T07:09:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18589 2024-09-20T11:21:51.119725 application/rdf+xml 16049 2024-09-20T11:21:43.097287 image/jpeg 2861 2024-09-20T11:21:43.052285 image/jpeg 3808842 2024-09-20T11:21:42.475306 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog