Marine Raiders

Download Marine Raiders full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Marine Raiders ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Marine Raiders

Author : Carole Engle Avriett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684511488
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Marine Raiders by : Carole Engle Avriett

Download or read book Marine Raiders written by Carole Engle Avriett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FORGOTTEN NO MORE. The American people revere their elite combat units, but one of these noble bands has been unjustifiably forgotten—until now. At the beginning of World War II, military planners set out to form the most ruthless, skilled, and effective force the world had ever seen. The U.S. Marines were already the world’s greatest fighters, but leadership wanted a select group to conduct special operations at the highest level in the Pacific theater. And so the Marine Raiders were born. These young men, the cream of the crop, received matchless training in the arts of war. Marksmen, brawlers, and tacticians, the Marine Raiders could accomplish their objective before the enemy even knew they were there. These heroes and their exploits should be the stuff of legend. Yet even though one of their commanders was President Roosevelt’s son, they have disappeared into the mists of history—the greatest warriors you’ve never heard of. Carole Engle Avriett’s thorough telling of the Marine Raider story includes: The personal narratives of four men who served as Marine Raiders Frontline accounts of the Raiders’ most important engagements The explanation for their obscurity, despite their earlier fame The Marine Raiders were one of the greatest forces ever to take the field under the American flag. After reading this book, you’ll know why.

Real Blood! Real Guts!

Author : James D. Gleason
Publisher : Raider Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Real Blood! Real Guts! by : James D. Gleason

Download or read book Real Blood! Real Guts! written by James D. Gleason and published by Raider Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

From Makin to Bougainville

Author : Jon T. Hoffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis From Makin to Bougainville by : Jon T. Hoffman

Download or read book From Makin to Bougainville written by Jon T. Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Edson's Raiders

Author : Joseph H. Alexander
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Edson's Raiders by : Joseph H. Alexander

Download or read book Edson's Raiders written by Joseph H. Alexander and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the remarkable men of 1st Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its founding commander, the legendary jungle fighter Merritt A. "Red Mike" Edson.

American Commando

Author : John F. Wukovits
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780451226921
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (269 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis American Commando by : John F. Wukovits

Download or read book American Commando written by John F. Wukovits and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an account of how Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson helped lay the foundation for Special Forces in the modern military through his leadership of the 2nd Raider Battalion in the jungles of Guadalcanal during World War II where he and his troops employed guerilla tactics against an entrenched Japanese force to disrupt their supply chain, inflict combat defeats, and gather valuable intelligence.

Once a Legend

Author : Jon T. Hoffman
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 9780891417323
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (173 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Once a Legend by : Jon T. Hoffman

Download or read book Once a Legend written by Jon T. Hoffman and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II combat correspondent Richard Tregaskis, author of Guadalcanal Diary, called Maj. Gen. Merritt "Red Mike" Edson "the best soldier I ever knew". Fitting praise for a hardnosed general who earned an unmatched reputation for fearlessness in a Marine Corps career that spanned thirty years. Edson earned the Medal of Honor and lasting fame during a desperate, two-day defense of Guadalcanal's vital airfield. The battle immediately became known as one of the epic struggles in Marine Corps history, the Battle of Edson's Ridge. Edson first gained renown in the Marine Corps for his exploits during the "Banana Wars" in Central America during the 1920s. He became an authority on guerilla warfare and went on to create and command the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. After World War II, Edson demonstrated moral courage that matched his fearlessness under fire as he fought to preserve the Corps's identity during the service unification debates. In the political "jungles" of Washington, D. C., he used his unorthodox tactics to combat Army encroachment on Marine Corps turf, and even took on President Truman, who was intent on disbanding the Corps. Edson was a professional - the ideal fighting man with nerves of steel, devoted to his troops, dedicated to improving the Corps - but there was a dark side to this model military man. Hoffman explores Red Mike's personal life as well - his unhappy marriage; his morose, fatalistic outlook on life and death; his tragic suicide at the age of 58. Based on the general's recently unsealed personal papers, and interviews with family, friends, and fellow Marines, this is the first biography of the man described by former commandant Gen. Wallace Greene as "thepersonification of the great fighting tradition of our Corps".

US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43

Author : Ed Gilbert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780966350
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43 by : Ed Gilbert

Download or read book US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43 written by Ed Gilbert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Marine Raider was an "elite within an elite." Modeled on British Commandoes, they were the earliest forerunners of the various special operations units of the modern US military. These units would conduct operations with only the equipment they could carry on their backs; their heaviest weapons were light mortars and light machine-guns. Highly trained in close-in fighting, the Raiders were expected to be equally skilled in watercraft, jungle survival, and jungle warfare. This book details the Raiders' experiences through some of the toughest raining ever to be experienced by a Marine and onto combat during the Makin Raid, and through the horrific jungle battles of the Solomon Islands.

Marine Raiders

Author : Carole Engle Avriett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1684511305
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (845 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Marine Raiders by : Carole Engle Avriett

Download or read book Marine Raiders written by Carole Engle Avriett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the beginning of World War II, the U.S. Marines set out to form the most ruthless, skilled, and effective fighters the world had ever seen, a select group to conduct special operations at the highest level in the Pacific theater. They were known as the Marine Raiders....Marksmen, brawlers, and tacticians, the Marine Raiders could accomplish their objective before the enemy even knew they were there."--Book jacket.

Our Kind of War

Author : R. G. Rosenquist
Publisher : Howell Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Our Kind of War by : R. G. Rosenquist

Download or read book Our Kind of War written by R. G. Rosenquist and published by Howell Press. This book was released on 1991-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Marine Raider Prep

Author : Nick Koumalatsos
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979811149
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (111 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Marine Raider Prep by : Nick Koumalatsos

Download or read book Marine Raider Prep written by Nick Koumalatsos and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a 12-week program designed to develop the strength and stamina to successfully complete every physical aspect of Marine Special Operations Command Assessment and Selection. While having the overall stamina to be physically superior while attending A&S. We have scientifically broken down the A&S requirements in order for you to optimize your potential without overtraining or causing injury. Josh and Nick have both walked the path of attending and successfully getting selected to become a Marine Raider. It is through their experience that gave birth to this manual for success. Their desire is that any Candidate willing to put forth the effort will take this manual and use it to become a United States Marine Raider.

Forgotten Raiders of '42

Author : Tripp Wiles
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1612343473
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (123 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Forgotten Raiders of '42 by : Tripp Wiles

Download or read book Forgotten Raiders of '42 written by Tripp Wiles and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 16, 1942, on Kwajalein Atoll, at the fringe of the Japanese Empire, members of the Imperial Japanese Navy's 6th Base Unit ceremonially beheaded nine Marines from the 2nd Raider Battalion. The captives held no hopes for pardon or for rescue as they walked blindfolded, one by one, to the spot of execution, which also became their burial site. The Marine Corps and their families already thought they were dead, the men knew.Forgotten Raiders of '42 is the account of how these volunteer patriots, unbeknownst to their command, were inadvertently left behind after the Marines' raid on Makin Island in August 1942. The raid, which was a morale boost for the Navy Department and the American public, was hailed at home as a great success even as the condemned Raiders knelt to await their fate. The heroism of the Raiders-under the command of Lt. Col. Evans F. Carlson, who later received the Navy Cross-has been well documented by the press, in books, and in Hollywood. In a country craving good news and heroes, Carlson and the Navy delivered. The details of the raid's shaky beginning and tragic end, however, would not be known until many years later. After a summary of the dramatic raid, Tripp Wiles focuses on the Raiders' withdrawal from Makin and on Carlson's decisions that directly affected the men who were left behind. Wiles also examines the actions, inactions, and conditions that led to their unintentional abandonment. Finally, he reviews the Navy's private reactions and, using new documents and interviews, the Raiders' fate, bringing a measure of closure to the disappearance and execution of the forgotten Raiders.

MARSOC

Author : Fred Pushies
Publisher : Quarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN 13 : 1610597508
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (15 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis MARSOC by : Fred Pushies

Download or read book MARSOC written by Fred Pushies and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated profile of the Marine Corps component of USSOCOM, its origins & history, training & missions, and special equipment & weapons. The United States Marine Corps has a rich tradition of special operations, from World War II’s famed Marine Raiders and Para Marines to Korea and Vietnam’s legendary Marine Force Recon companies. Indeed, when Navy underwater demolition teams, the direct predecessors to the SEALs, performed the preinvasion reconnaissance of Iwo Jima, recon Marines were part of the mission. But when US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) was created in 1987 in the wake of the abortive Desert One hostage rescue mission, the Marines did not join in. Spec ops on land, sea, and air were covered by the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the Corps felt it needed to keep its top warriors with its conventional forces. In the post-9/11 world, however, the need for special operations forces dramatically increased. With the creation of the Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) in 2006, Marines officially become part of USSCOM. Initially drawn from the ranks of Force Recon companies, these highly skilled and combat-proven Leathernecks joined their spec ops brethren in taking the war to al-Qaeda and the Taliban in America’s global war on terrorism. MARSOC’s mission is to win wars before they begin, taking combat beyond the frontlines. When America needs to respond to aggression in distant lands, the call comes to send in the Marines. With the creation of MARSOC, chances are special operations Marines are already there.

US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43

Author : Ed Gilbert
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780966784
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43 by : Ed Gilbert

Download or read book US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43 written by Ed Gilbert and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The US Marine Raider was an "elite within an elite." Modeled on British Commandoes, they were the earliest forerunners of the various special operations units of the modern US military. These units would conduct operations with only the equipment they could carry on their backs; their heaviest weapons were light mortars and light machine-guns. Highly trained in close-in fighting, the Raiders were expected to be equally skilled in watercraft, jungle survival, and jungle warfare. This book details the Raiders' experiences through some of the toughest raining ever to be experienced by a Marine and onto combat during the Makin Raid, and through the horrific jungle battles of the Solomon Islands.

Evans Carlson, Marine Raider

Author : Duane P. Schultz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594162947
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (629 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Evans Carlson, Marine Raider by : Duane P. Schultz

Download or read book Evans Carlson, Marine Raider written by Duane P. Schultz and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 17, 1942, ten days after American marines had stormed Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, two U.S. submarines secretly delivered a small force from the newly formed 2nd Marine Raider Battalion to Japanese-occupied Makin Island one thousand miles to the north. The raid was intended to gather intelligence and divert attention from the main American attack to the south. News of the success of this special operation took hold of the American imagination and provided a much needed boost to morale. The battalion's leader was Evans Carlson, a forty-six-year-old career marine office who had most recently served in China as a military observer. Carlson was also a friend of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and he had proposed to him the creation of a small elite raider force similar to the British Commandos. Having accompanied Chinese guerrillas in their war against Japan, Carlson incorporated some of their tactics into his raider training, including a method of esprit de corps called "gung ho," a word still used today for loyal enthusiasm. Carlson's raiders went on to conduct a lengthy operation behind enemy lines in Guadalcanal, contributing to the American victory. After months of exertion, Carlson fell ill and returned stateside. Despite his notoriety and willingness to return to the front, this decorated officer would never command again. In Evans Carlson, Marine Raider: The Man Who Commanded America's First Special Forces, psychologist and acclaimed history writer Duane Schultz presents a fascinating and absorbing portrait of this complex officer. Son of a Congregational preacher, Carlson left home at an early age, and when he was just seventeen, the tall, lanky underage teenager bluffed his way into the army. He began his eventful military career against Pancho Villa, and continued through World War I and the unrest in Central America and in China. Despite Carlson's personal bravery, loyalty, and long service, Schultz reveals that his active career was cut short by the Marine command who were envious of the attention he and his men received from the press and public; foreshadowing the paranoia of the McCarthy era, he was also rumored to be a communist. His raiders remained staunchly loyal to their former commander, and when he died in 1947, they ensured he would be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Famed army and political cartoonist Bill Mauldin said, "There were only two brass hats whom ordinary GIs respected: Dwight Eisenhower and Evans Carlson." This is Carlson's story.

Level Zero Heroes

Author : Michael Golembesky
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250030412
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Level Zero Heroes by : Michael Golembesky

Download or read book Level Zero Heroes written by Michael Golembesky and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Best seller! In Level Zero Heroes, Michael Golembesky follows the members of U.S. Marine Special Operations Team 8222 on their assignment to the remote and isolated Taliban stronghold known as Bala Murghab as they conduct special operations in an effort to break the Taliban's grip on the Valley. What started out as a routine mission changed when two 82nd Airborne Paratroopers tragically drowned in the Bala Murghab River while trying to retrieve vital supplies from an air drop that had gone terribly wrong. In this one moment, the focus and purpose of the friendly forces at Forward Operating Base Todd, where Team 8222 was assigned, was forever altered as a massive clearing operation was initiated to break the Taliban's stranglehold on the valley and recover the bodies. From close-quarters firefights in Afghan villages to capturing key-terrain from the Taliban in the unforgiving Afghan winter, this intense and personal story depicts the brave actions and sacrifices of MSOT 8222. Readers will understand the hopelessness of being pinned down under a hail of enemy gunfire and the quake of the earth as a 2000 lb. guided bomb levels a fortified Taliban fighting position. A powerful and moving story of Marine Operators doing what they do best, Level Zero Heroes brings to life the mission of these selected few that fought side-by-side in Afghanistan, in a narrative as action-packed and emotional as anything to emerge from the Special Operations community contribution to the Afghan War.

From Makin to Bougainville

Author : Jon T. Hoffman
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis From Makin to Bougainville by : Jon T. Hoffman

Download or read book From Makin to Bougainville written by Jon T. Hoffman and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War

Author : Jon T. Hoffman
Publisher : VM eBooks
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War by : Jon T. Hoffman

Download or read book From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in the Pacific War written by Jon T. Hoffman and published by VM eBooks. This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1942, Lieutenant General Thomas Holcomb, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, ordered the creation of a new unit designated the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. This elite force, and its three sister battalions, went on to gain considerable fame for fighting prowess in World War II. There is more to the story of these units, however, than a simple tale of combat heroics. The inception, growth, and sudden end of the raiders reveals a great deal about the development and conduct of amphibious operations during the war, and about the challenges the Corps faced in expanding from 19,000 men to nearly a half million. The raiders also attracted more than their share of strong leaders. The resulting combination of courage, doctrine, organization, and personalities makes this one of the most interesting chapters in Marine Corps history.