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Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II (Leatherneck Classics)
Joseph H. Alexander
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Description for Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II (Leatherneck Classics)
paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 34 photos. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 261 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
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. Two days of severe fighting secured this strategic island in the Battle of Tulagi. After relocating to Guadalcanal they conducted raids on Savo Island and at Tasimboko, on Guadalcanal. From 1942 to 1943, they fought seven critical battles in the Solomon Islands against some of Japan’s ... Read more
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. Two days of severe fighting secured this strategic island in the Battle of Tulagi. After relocating to Guadalcanal they conducted raids on Savo Island and at Tasimboko, on Guadalcanal. From 1942 to 1943, they fought seven critical battles in the Solomon Islands against some of Japan’s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591140023
SKU
V9781591140023
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About Joseph H. Alexander
Col. Joseph H. Alexander, a Marine combat veteran, is the award-winning author of six books and helps produce documentaries about Marines. He lives in Asheville, NC.
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