Description: Further DetailsTitle: Carlson’s Marine RaidersCondition: NewSubtitle: Makin Island 1942ISBN-10: 1472803272EAN: 9781472803276ISBN: 9781472803276Publisher: Osprey PublishingFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 06/20/2014Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 248mmItem Length: 184mmItem Weight: 305gAuthor: Gordon L. RottmanIllustrator: Johnny Shumate, Mark Stacey, Ian Palmer, Alan GillilandContributor: Johnny Shumate (Illustrated by), Mark Stacey (Illustrated by), Ian Palmer (Illustrated by), Alan Gilliland (Illustrated by)Genre: Law & PoliticsTopic: History, Military HistoryBook Series: RaidRelease Year: 2014 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Carlson’s Marine Raiders
Title: Carlson’s Marine Raiders
Subtitle: Makin Island 1942
ISBN-10: 1472803272
EAN: 9781472803276
ISBN: 9781472803276
Release Date: 06/20/2014
Release Year: 2014
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Contributor: Alan Gilliland (Illustrated by)
Series: Raid
Book Title: Carlson's Marine Raiders : Makin Island 1942
Number of Pages: 80 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Topic: Military / Special Forces, Military / World War II, Military / United States
Item Height: 0.3 in
Publication Year: 2014
Illustrator: Yes, Stacey, Mark, Shumate, Johnny
Genre: History
Item Weight: 9.2 Oz
Author: Gordon L. Rottman
Item Length: 9.8 in
Item Width: 7.2 in
Book Series: Raid Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
