Published in the United States of America and Great Britain in 2018 by
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Copyright © Peter Margaritis, 2018
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Front cover: Men of the US 1st Marine Division fighting just beyond White Beach, Peleliu,
15 September 1944. (U.S. Marine corps photo)
Back cover: Landing craft (U.S. Marine corps photo) and First Marine Division patch.