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Provides information on military organization, accounts of battles and events, biographies of military and civilian leaders, locations of military bases, and descriptions of military awards from colonization to the 1980s
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Volume 4 of the Guide begins with a short description of the organization, equipment, and doctrine of US military forces, followed by an extended discussion of the course of events and the development of US military institutions from the end of WWI to the end of WWII. The seven narrative chapters are supplemented by biographical profiles of the military and naval leaders of the period, detailed descriptions of the principal battles and events, and discussion of special topics. The text is further enhanced by maps and other illustrations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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