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Evans Carlson, Marine Raider

The Man Who Commanded America's First Special Forces

Evans Carlson, Marine Raider( )
Author: Schultz, Duane
ISBN:978-1-59416-194-0
Publication Date:May 2014
Publisher:Westholme Publishing
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $26.00
Book Description:

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...
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Book Details
Pages:264
Detailed Subjects: History / Military / United States
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War Ii / Pacific Theater
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.1 Inches



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