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Thomas Holcomb and the Advent of the Marine Corps Defense Battalion, 1936 -1941

Thomas Holcomb and the Advent of the Marine Corps Defense Battalion, 1936 -1941 - Occasional Papers

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David J. Ulbrich examined a portion of the Commandancy of Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb from 1936 to 1943. When Holcomb took over the Marine Corps it numbered 17,239 officers and men. The Fleet Marine Force consisted of two brigades of 1,500 men, with no heavy artillery or armour, and about nine squadrons of aircraft. When Holcomb left, the Corps had expended to 309, 559 men and women, with four amphibious divisions, 15 independent battalions, and four aircraft wings.

Book information

ISBN: 9781482388435
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 90
Weight: 231g
Height: 280mm
Width: 216mm
Spine width: 5mm