Opening Moves: Marines Gear Up for War

This book, which addresses the Marine Corps’ preparation for World War II, is one in a series devoted to U.S. Marines in the World War II era, is published for the education and training of Marines by the History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., as a part of the U.S. Department of Defense observance of the 50th anniversary of victory in that war.