EDSON'S RAIDERS The 1st Marine Raider Battalion in World War II by Alexander, Joseph H - 2001

Brand: Naval Institute Press, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used: Good.

Naval Institute Press. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Naval Institute Press, 2001. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new with very light shelf wear. 345 pages. ISBN: 9781557500205. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!

Annapolis: Edson's Raiders. very nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. 3rd printing. 2001.

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. Trade Edition. Hardcover. 1557500207 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is generally clean and bright. There is some lightish rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners of the dust jacket. "The Marine Raiders were special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious light infantry warfare. "Edson's" Raiders of 1st Marine Raider Battalion and "Carlson's" Raiders of 2nd Marine Raider Battalion are said to have been the first United States special operations forces to form and see combat during World War II. Despite the original intent for Raiders to serve… Read More

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2000. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1st printing. xiii, 345 pp. Fine book (binding square and tight, no markings) / Fine dust jacket. A clean, fresh copy.

Annapolis, MD, U.S.A.: Naval Institute Press, 2000. 368 Pages - 34 Photos - 11 Line Art Drawings - 58 Illustrations.This is the story of the remarkable men of 1st Marine Raider Battalion, known by the name of its founding commander, the legendary jungle fighter Merritt A. "Red Mike" Edson. Edson's Raiders provided the vanguard of a U.S. Marine Corps experiment with special lightly-armed, mobile "commando" units in the Pacific. From 1942 to 1943, these highly trained volunteers fought seven critical battles in the Solomon Islands--with names like Tulagi, Tasimboko, the Matanikau River and the Dragon's Peninsula. They were desperate, bloody affairs fought against some of the most experienced jungle fighters in the Japanese empire. Twenty-four Raiders fought with such valor that they had ships named in their honor, all but one posthumously. Joseph Alexander provides an abundance of first-person accounts from Edson to such hard-nosed NCOs as Angus Goss, Walter Burak, and Anthony… Read More

Naval Institute Press, 2000-08-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.2000 9.0000 5.8000. First printing, stated. SIGNED by author w/ warm inscription on title page. Light shelf wear may be present due to storage. Pages/boards/jacket clean, binding sturdy.

Naval Institute Press, 2000-08-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!