Marines in World War II Commemorative Series
 
Contents
Introduction
Allocation of Forces
Assignment to London
After Pearl Harbor
Operation Torch
Operation Overlord
Changing of the Guard
Sources
Biographies
Colonel Walter I. Jordan
General Franklin A. Hart
Colonel Peter J. Ortiz
Colonel William A. Eddy
Major General Homer L. Litzenberg
Colonel Francis M. Rogers
Brigadier General Richard H. Jeschke
Major General Robert O. Bare
Special Subjects
Marine Detachment: American Embassy, London, England

A DIFFERENT WAR: Marines in Europe and North Africa
by Lieutenant Colonel Harry W. Edwards, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret)


During their periods of training, the London Marines were taught how to climb cliffs using mountaineering techniques. Similar skills are elements of training undertaken by present-day Marine reconnaissance units. Photo courtesy of Col Roy J. Batterton, USMC (Ret)



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