[PDF.07ih] Carlson's Raid: The Daring Marine Assault on Makin

Carlson's Raid: The Daring Marine Assault on Makin

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 | #816646 in Books |  2003-07-01 |  2003-07-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.96 x.80 x6.06l, | File type: PDF | 288 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Flawed hero|By John Read|The raid on the Gilbert Islands' Makin atoll by Evans Carlson's 2nd Raider Battalion was a victory at a time when the U.S. desperately needed land victories. It came at a time when the expansion of the Japanese Empire was at a peak. The U.S. Navy had beaten the Imperial Navy badly at Midway, but the Japanese soldier was seen as almost supernaturally ski|About the Author|George W. Smith recently retired after 25 years with the Hartford Courant. He is the author of The Siege at Hue.

Led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson, the 2nd Marine Raider commandos were the celebrated "Gung Ho Battalion." In August 1942, as a diversion to the invasion of Guad-alcanal, the 219 Raiders traveled 2,000 miles by submarine to Makin Atoll. In one of the most daring attacks of World War II, they caused substantial damage to the Japanese-before making a nightmarishly hazardous withdrawal.

To an America badly in need of heroes, Carlson's Raid was the a...

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