MARINE PIONEERS:
The Unsung Heroes of World War II
LtCol Kerry Lane, USMC (Ret)
NEW copy, hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket in mylar. (Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1997). First Edition.
Decorated end pages. Maps, drawings, photographs, glossary, map symbols, index, 272 pages.
"Marine Pioneers: The Unsung Heroes of World War II is a personal history of
a young Marine during World War II. This book tells a powerful story that has never
been told before and documents a rare look into a "Pioneer Unit", integrated with an
infantry unit in the First Marine Division. Kerry Lane tells the riveting true story
of his experiences as a Sergeant while serving with a Marine Pioneer Battalion during
the Battle of Guadalcanal and the swamp battle known as "Suicide Creek" in the jungles
of Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Assisted by the Marine Historical Center and other
Pioneers, Kerry Lane has gathered numerous battlefield stories, anecdotes, and
experiences told by those who were there and who lived them. With his own battlefield
experiences providing an understanding of men in war, he has crafted an interesting
book that tells those stories of marine pioneers in battle. Weaving these stories and
vignettes together into the framework of the overall battle, this book honors the
many marine pioneers, their companies and battalion, that contributed greatly to the
victory that changed the course of the Pacific war."
$28.00
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