Evans Carlson, Marine raider : the man who commanded America's first special forces / Duane Schultz.

On August 17, 1942, ten days after American marines had stormed Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, two U.S. submarines secretly delivered a small force from the newly formed 2nd Marine Raider Battalion to Japanese-occupied Makin Island one thousand miles to the north. The raid was intended to gathe...

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Main Author:	Schultz, Duane P.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, [2014]
Subjects:	Carlson, Evans Fordyce, > 1896-1947. United States. > Marine Corps. > Marine Raider Battalion, 2nd. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Solomon Islands. World War, 1939-1945 > Commando operations > Pacific Area. Makin Atoll, Raid on, Kiribati, 1942. Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943.

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