| International Standard Book Number |
9781250429933
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
940.54/8173 B 23
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| Personal Name |
Davis, Scott, author.
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| Title Statement |
The last of the old breed : an oral history of the final Marines from World War II / Scott Davis.
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| Publisher |
New York : St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
321 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The Great Depression -- Pearl Harbor -- Preparing for war -- Samoa and Midway -- Guadalcanal -- Australia and New Zealand -- New Georgia, Vella Lavella, Choiseul, and Bougainville -- Tarawa -- New Britain, Emirau, and the reduction of Rabaul -- Kwajalein and Eniwetok -- Saipan, Tinian, and Guam -- Peleliu -- The Philippies -- Garrison and home front -- Iwo Jima -- Okinawa -- Downfall -- Home alive by '45 -- Life after war -- In the shadow of war.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"During World War II, over 16 million Americans served in the Armed Forces. Today, less than 1 percent are still alive. The Last of the Old Breed is an unprecedented oral history of the final living United States Marines from World War II, featuring over 130 veterans, ranging in age from 90 to 103. Told in harrowing detail, the witnesses reveal the brutal reality of combat against a fanatical enemy and the heavy toll it took on their post-war lives. From retirement facilities, veteran hospitals, and modest homes across the country, the last witnesses opened up about the war like never before, determined to leave an honest account for future generations. For many of the veterans, this was the first--and final--time telling their stories. The Last of the Old Breed is a rare, unvarnished look at the Pacific War, in the words of those who were there." --Provided by publisher.
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| Subject |
United States. Marine Corps. Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Soldiers Biography. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
History/Wars & Conflicts - World War II - Pacific Theater bisacsh.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Religion/Christianity - Catholic - General bisacsh.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Personal narratives. lcgft.
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