Edson'S Raiders : The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1591140021
ISBN-13
9781591140023
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Imprint
Naval Institute Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 30th, 2010
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
514 grams
Dimensions
31.50 x 26.10 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Maritime historySecond World WarSpecial & elite forces
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The men of 1st U.S. Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its legendary commander Merritt Edson, provided the vanguard of an experiment with special lightly armed commando units in the Pacific. On August 7, 1942, together with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, they landed on Tulagi, British Solomon Islands.
Under the fiery leadership of Merritt Red Mike Edson, the 1st Marine Raider Battalion provided the vanguard of a strategic experiment with seaborne commando units in the Pacific. From 1942 to 1943 Edson''s Raiders fought seven critical battles in Tulagi, Guadalcanal, and New Georgia against some of Japan''s most experienced jungle fighters. Twenty-four Raiders had ships named in their honor. Col. Joseph Alexander''s book presents abundant first-person accounts of the conflicts, from Edson himself to such hard-nosed NCOs as Angus Goss, Walter Burak, and Anthony Palonis.
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