The old Breed, la 1st Marine Division dans l'enfer du Pacifique.

Who knows the 1st Marine Division? Who knows that it was she who fought alone against Guadalcanal against the Japanese in particularly difficult conditions? Who knows she has annihilated the Japanese garrisons on Peleliu and Cape Gloucester? Who knows she played an essential role in the Battle of Okinawa? Who knows that twenty-two of his men were decorated with the Congress Medal of Honor when divisions that have been the subject of dozens of publications like the 82nd and 101st Airborne have won only three each? The 1st Marine Division has in its ranks soldiers of exceptional caliber, the most famous of which was undoubtedly John Basilone. Each of its battles ended with its victory and it is no exaggeration to call it the best division that fought in the Second World War. This book fills an incredible gap in military historiography by paying tribute, through 800 photos mostly unpublished, to this elite unit made up of volunteers possessing an exceptional esprit de corps. After The Marines at Iwo Jima, Charles Trang invites us once again to plunge into the heart of the terrible battles of the Pacific, traveling to the sometimes cruel and terrifying documents but essential to the work of memory.