elsie item issue 76 july 2011 - USS Landing Craft Infantry National ...

Dennis Blocker explains the filing system of the archival material to museum staff membersDennis Blocker II, Pacific war historian for the USS LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) National Association (www.usslci.com), created adetailed inventory of all the materials. “This project was an honor for me,” said Blocker. “William McGee’s materials are a treasuretrove and will be a huge asset to The Pacific War Museum’s efforts to become a world-class WWII research facility.”Books by William L. McGee include the acclaimed Pacific war trilogy:AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC IN WORLD WAR IIVol. I, THE AMPHIBIANS ARE COMING! EMERGENCE OF THE ‘GATOR NAVY AND ITS REVOLUTIONARY LANDING CRAFTVol. II, THE SOLOMONS CAMPAIGNS, 194201943 FROM GUADALCANAL TO BOUGAINVILLE, PACIFIC WAR TURNING POINTVol. III, PACIFIC EXPRESS: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF MILITARY LOGISTICS IN WORLD WAR IIThree other books in the WWII military history genre include BLUJACKET ODYSSEY, 1942 –1946: GUADALCANAL TO BIKINI, NAVALARMED GUARD IN THE PACIFICMcGee is currently working on his seventh (and final) book, LUCKY ME: A MEMOIR. For more about books by William L. McGee, visitwww.bmcpublications.com or www.amazon.com.26 | ELSIE ITEM | July 2011