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Warrior Ser.: US Marine Corps Raider 1942-43 by Ed Gilbert (2006, Trade Paperback)

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Osprey's study of the US Marine Raiders (an 'elite within an elite') during World War II (1939-1945). The US Marine Raiders were modeled on the British Commandos and, in the 2nd Battalion, also on Communist Chinese guerillas. They were organized to conduct long-range amphibious hit-and-run raids behind Japanese lines and trained to secure beacheads in advance of more conventional landings. Raiders were trained to land from submarines, specially converted high-speed destroyer transports, and small craft and rubber boats. They were expected to be skilled in watercraft, jungle survival, and jungle warfare. They were the earliest forerunners of the various Special Operations units of the modern US military. Raider units would conduct operations with only the equipment they could carry on their backs, their heaviest weapons being light mortars and machine guns. They were the first American units to be issued with specially manufactured camouflage uniforms and rubber-soled boots developed for jungle warfare. Highly trained in close-in fighting, they carried many distinctive weapons such as the Fairbairn Commando dagger, the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR), the Thompson submnachine gun and even the British Boys Anti-Tank Rifle. The Raiders battle honors include Guadalcanal, as well as the Solomon Islands and the Dragon Peninsula campaign. This book follows two Raiders from different battalions through some of the toughest training ever experienced by a Marine and onto combat during the Makin Raid and the horrific jungle battles of the Solomon Islands giving a soldier's eye view of life, combat and death in this 'elite within an elite'.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1841769819
ISBN-13
9781841769813
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52194193

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Book Title
US Marine Corps Raider 1942-43
Author
Ed Gilbert
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / United States
Publication Year
2006
Genre
History
Number of Pages
64 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.9in
Item Height
0.2in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
7.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
109
Lc Classification Number
Ve23
Table of Content
Introduction · Chronology · Recruiting Marines · Boot Camp · Raider Recruitment and Training · Belief and Belonging · Appearance, Dress, and Special Weapons · Daily Life · Battle Experience · The End of the Raiders · Museums, Collections and Depictions · Glossary · Bibliography · Color Plate Commentary · Index
Illustrated by
Gerrard, Howard
Copyright Date
2006
Lccn
2006-297120
Dewey Decimal
940.54/5973
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Warrior Ser.
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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Specific but brief with excellent images.
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by EUJDJq1STr-@Del...Mar 09, 2007
US Marine Corps Raider 1942-43
Covers a good share of what the Raiders where and what we done. Bought it becouse I was a Raider and wanted to see how close it came to the actual thigs we did.

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