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Carlson’s Marine Raiders

Gordon L. Rottman | Johnny Shumate | Mark Stacey | Ian Palmer | Alan Gilliland
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A12=Alan Gilliland
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Analysis
assessment
Author_Alan Gilliland
Author_Gordon L. Rottman
Author_Ian Palmer
Author_Johnny Shumate
Author_Mark Stacey
background
battle
Category=NHM
Category=NHWL
Category=NHWR7
conflict
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illustrated
initial strategy
operations
Second World War 2 II
small unit
strategy
tactic
WWII WW2

Product details

  • ISBN 9781472803276
  • Weight: 300g
  • Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
  • Publication Date: 20 Jun 2014
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

On August 17–18, 1942, 211 men of the US Marine Corps’ 2nd Raider Battalion conducted a daring amphibious raid on the Japanese-occupied Makin Island in the South Pacific.

This ambitious but flawed operation was intended to divert Japanese reinforcements bound for Guadalcanal, over 1,000 miles to the southwest, in the wake of the US landings there ten days earlier; the Raiders were to destroy the seaplane base and radio station, take prisoners, and collect intelligence. Although yielding limited results, it was to be an invaluable test of the innovative training and tactics employed by the Raiders, and a crucial boost to national morale at this difficult stage in the war.

Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and expert analysis, this gripping account of the fateful Makin Raid tells the whole story, from the plan’s conception to its troubled execution and aftermath.
About Gordon L. Rottman | Alan Gilliland | Ian Palmer | Johnny Shumate | Mark Stacey
Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces, and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

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