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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)

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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.

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)

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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.

From Makin to Bougainville

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

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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)

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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.

From Makin to Bougainville

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

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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:

Edson's Raiders

Author : Col Joseph H. Alexander Usmc (Ret ).
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 9781591140023
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Edson's Raiders written by Col Joseph H. Alexander Usmc (Ret ). and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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)

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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.

Guadalcanal 1942–43

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472806948
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Guadalcanal 1942–43 written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Guadalcanal campaign began with an amphibious assault in August 1942 – the US's first attempt to take the fight to the Japanese. It escalated into a desperate attritional battle on land, air, and sea, and by the time the Japanese had evacuated the last of their forces from the island in 1943, it was clear that the tide of the war had turned. The inexorable Japanese advance and the myth of Japanese invincibility shattered. In this new study of the campaign, Pacific War expert Mark Stille draws on both US and Japanese sources to give a balanced and comprehensive account of a crucial, brutal conflict. Analyzing the three Japanese attempts to retake the island in the face of ferocious American resistance, this book shows how the battle was won and lost, and how it affected the outcome of the Pacific War as a whole.

From Makin to Bougainville

Author : Jon T. Hoffman
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781494464356
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book From Makin to Bougainville written by Jon T. Hoffman and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 44 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. This author examines the history of the Marine Raiders in the Pacific War.

US Marine Rifleman 1939–45

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782004696
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book US Marine Rifleman 1939–45 written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Marine Corps began World War II with less than 66,000 officers and men. Yet despite suffering 10 per cent of the overall American casualties, the Marines were able to build on their proud traditions and history to transform a small branch of service into a premier combined arms amphibious assault force. Regardless of its expansion by 750 percent, the Corps was able to maintain its sense of tradition, instill that into thousands of new Marines, and create an elite arm of service. In this book, Gordon Rottman, follows a Marine Corps rifleman through his draft, training and participation in assaults such as: Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands, Saipan and Tinian in the Mariana Islands, and Iwo Jima.

First Offensive

Author : Henry I. Shaw (Jr.)
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book First Offensive written by Henry I. Shaw (Jr.) and published by U.S. Government Printing Office. This book was released on 1992 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marines in World War 2 Commemorative Series. Discusses the 1942 First Marine Division campaign against the Japanese on Guadalcanal Island, oneof the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. The commanding General was Alexander A. Vandegrift. Includes maps, black and white photographs, drawings, and information about sources. On back cover: 50th, 1941, WW 2, 1945.

Real Blood! Real Guts!

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

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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:

The Do-Or-Die Men

Author : George W. Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743470052
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book The Do-Or-Die Men written by George W. Smith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003-08-26 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivating, real-life account of the formation, training, and courageous fighting of the American soldiers who won everlasting glory during the World War II battle for Guadalcanal. Original.

Marine Raiders

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

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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)

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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:

Marines in the Central Solomons

Author : John N. Rentz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Marines in the Central Solomons written by John N. Rentz and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Carlson’s Marine Raiders

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472803299
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Carlson’s Marine Raiders written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On August 17–18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps' 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific. This ambitious but flawed operation was intended to divert Japanese reinforcements bound for Guadalcanal, over 1,000 miles to the southwest, in the wake of the US landings there ten days earlier; the Raiders were to destroy the seaplane base and radio station, take prisoners, and collect intelligence. Although yielding limited results, it was to be an invaluable test of the innovative training and tactics employed by the Raiders, and a crucial boost to national morale at this difficult stage in the war. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and expert analysis, this gripping account of the fateful Makin Raid tells the whole story, from the plan's conception to its troubled execution and aftermath.