Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War

Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II (Leatherneck Classics)

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.
Country USA
Brand Naval Institute Press
Manufacturer Naval Institute Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781591140023
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Edson's Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II (Leatherneck Classics)