US Marine Corps Raider 1942–43

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Americas, United States
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Author: Ed Gilbert ISBN: 9781780966359
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: April 20, 2012
Imprint: Osprey Publishing Language: English
Author: Ed Gilbert
ISBN: 9781780966359
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: April 20, 2012
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Language: English

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.

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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.

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