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US Marine Corps Raider 1942-43

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Warrior - World War II - Allies

MSRP old price: $20.00


Product Info

Title
US Marine Corps Raider 1942-43
Publisher
Category
Author
Ed Gilbert
Publish Year
2006
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397452
MFG. Part #
OSPWAR109
Type
Softcover
Series
WAR109

Description

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.