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Edson'S Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II Joseph H. Alexander
Edson'S Raiders: The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II
Joseph H. Alexander
The men of 1st U. S. Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its legendary commander Merritt Edson, provided the vanguard of an experiment with special lightly armed commando units in the Pacific. On August 7, 1942, together with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, they landed on Tulagi, British Solomon Islands.
368 pages, 34 photos
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 30, 2010 |
| ISBN13 | 9781591140023 |
| Publishers | Naval Institute Press |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 261 × 315 × 24 mm · 514 g |
| Language | English |