WWII Unit History 25th Infantry Division Pacific Theater Luzon Philippines 1945

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Estate sale find, vintage original 1945 copy of 165 Days 25th Division on Luzon by William de Jarnette Rutherford.
This is the original 1945 and not a modern reproduction.  It is approximately 50 pages, with a total of 176 "sketch" illustrations detailing the Luzon campaign from landing to departure.
The division was originally activated from Hawaii garrison units during World War II, slightly more than a month before the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor began the Pacific War. After spending almost a year training, it fought in the Allied counteroffensive during the Guadalcanal Campaign from December 1942, helping to end organized Japanese resistance on that island by early February 1943.
The 25th spent a period garrisoning the island, then moved on to fight in the New Georgia Campaign in July. After the Japanese defeat in the latter it was sent to New Zealand later that year for rest and training, before moving to New Caledonia for further training.
The division returned to combat in the January 1945 invasion of Luzon, reducing Japanese resistance on the island until late June, after which it was pulled out of the line for training. The division then served in the occupation of Japan after the surrender of the latter from September 1945.
The book is approximately 8.75" X 13", unpaginated, approximately .25" thick, shipping weight approximately 2.4 pounds.
PLEASE SEE DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - AS IS - INNER HINGES REPAIRED WITH TAPE - The book is in overall Poor t Fair used condition, signs of wear, creases, fading, tears, sunning and age toning, soiling, stains, writing, no odors, please see images.
(B6-106)