HE'S IN THE MARINE CORPS NOW

VG/Poor. Jacket, now in a mylar protector, is in ratty condition, with pieces missing from the spine, and creasing, scraping and chipping overall. Book itself is fairly bright and clean (bright gilt lettering on red cloth). (NY: Robert M. McBride & Co., 1943). Numerous half-page photographs. 191 pages.

"He's in the Marine Corps Now tells everything the citizen needs to know about this shore-fighting branch of our Navy. The author has been a war correspondent and feature writer for many prominent magazines, and is at present serving at sea with the U.S. Maritime Service. In this book he tells you how the Marine is trained for service, how he lives at sea and on the battlefront, and how he carries on his various tasks with vigor and gusto. There are sections on the use of such weapons as rifles, machine and submachine guns, artillery and bare hands for in-fighting; on the Paramarines, our newest and most deadly fighters; on the remarkable achievements of Marine aviatiors; on Combat Correspondents, a new development in reporting battles; and on scores of the other aspects of the exciting lives of these versatile, hard-hitting soldiers. Finally, there is a chapter on the eventful history of the Marines from the early datys when they were dubbed 'leathernecks' up to their most audacious recent exploits in World War II."

Contains several pages and photographs of Carlson's Raiders.

Long-out-of-print public-relations book about the Marine Corps, published in the early part of WWII. SCARCE, especially in jacket.

$65.00