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Amphibious Operations in
the South Pacific in World War II series
A three-volume series that provides both the serious historian and
casual reader of World War II history with a close-up look at amphibious
operations in the South Pacific.
Vol. III, Pacific Express Fall 2009 New
Title
The Critical Role of Military Logistics in World War II
Edited by William L. McGee with Sandra McGee
Foreword by Dennis R. Blocker II, LCI National Association Historian,
Pacific War
560pp., 111 b&w photos, 7 maps, 21 figures, tables & charts, plus appendix, notes, bibliography, index, 6”x9”,
ISBN 13: 978-0-9701678-8-0, Softcover: $39.95. BMC Publications (2009).
“As the grandson of three World War II veterans, read PACIFIC EXPRESS
and you will understand what it took to win this war and why the men and
women who made it happen are called the ‘Greatest Generation.’”
-Dennis
R. Blocker II, LCI National Association Historian, Pacific War
Description
Victory is won or lost in battle, but all military history shows that
adequate logistics support is essential to the winning of the battle.
In World War II, 16.1 million men and women served in the U.S. Armed
Forces. For every ONE who served in combat, TEN served in a support
role.
The third volume in William L. McGee’s acclaimed series, PACIFIC EXPRESS is dedicated to the men and women – military and civilian – who served in logistical support roles for the front line combat personnel in WWII. The story of the vital logistics services supporting the U.S. Armed Forces operating in the Pacific is told—proof
positive that warfare is not all blazing combat.
From the Back Cover:
Now under one cover, an edited collection of the best works by noted
military historians on the importance of military logistics in WWII.
The editors profile many of the major components that made up the “Pacific
express” including:
- U.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Marine Corps Engineers who built the Advance Bases.
- U.S. Navy crews who manned the
amphibious force and Fleet’s floating mobile Service Squadrons throughout
the vast reaches of the Pacific.
- U.S. Merchant Marine and U.S.
Naval Armed Guard who manned and defended the thousands of War Shipping
Administration cargo ships, transports, and tankers to “Deliver the
goods!”
- U.S. Army and civilian (civil service)
Transportation Corps personnel who operated most of the Army’s large
and small vessels, but were seldom covered by the consumer-oriented media
during WWII.
- U.S. Coast Guardsmen who manned hundreds of U.S. Army and Navy long-haul vessels and thousands of battle-loaded amphibious landing ships and craft.
Other books in the series:
- Vol. I, The Amphibians Are Coming! Emergence of the 'Gator Navy and its Revolutionary Landing Craft (2000)
- Vol. II, Pacific Express, The
Solomons Campaigns 1942-1943, From Guadalcanal to Bougainville
(2002)
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