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758:"The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa"
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939:. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co.
868:Fire Brigade: U.S. Marines in the Pusan Perimeter
924:History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II
793:History of United States Naval Operations: Korea
962:. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press.
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928:. Washington, D.C.: Combat Forces Press.
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789:"Chapter 4: Help on the Way"
787:Field Jr., James A. (2001).
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