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Real Blood! Real Guts! U.S. Marine Raiders and Their Corpsmen in WWII
Real Blood! Real Guts! U.S. Marine Raiders and Their Corpsmen in WWII
Author: James Gleason
Condition: Good
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Who were they? What did they do? They were the Navy Combat Corpsmen, Doctors and Chaplains of the Fleet Marine force that trained with, lived with and fought alongside, the famed "Suicide Squads" of World War II, the U.S. Marine Raiders.
Assigned to each platoon, the Corpsman was called upon to give first aid to Marines wounded on the battlefield, often sacrificing his own life to do so. As Raiders they earned an everlasting place in the glorious history of the Marine Corps, in recognition of their battles against the Japanese enemy in World War II.
The supposedly invincible warriors of the Japanese Empire suffered their first defeat in World War II at the hands of this small band of hush, hush Marines at Tulagi, British Solomon Islands in 1942.
Raiders fought at Guadalcanal, Midway, Makin, Bougainville, and New Georgia as the 1st Marine Raider Regiment, and as the 4th Marines at Guam and Okinawa the last battle of WW II, every major island battle in the Pacific during the war.
Chosen to spearhead the invasion of the Japanese mainland, they instead became the first occupying troops to land on the Japanese homeland in over 400 years.
This small band of intrepid Marine and Navy fighters numbered only 7,094 men. Yet they were awarded 7 Medals of Honor, 137 Navy Crosses, 21 Army Distinguished Service Crosses, 350 Silver Star Medals, 18 Legions of Merit and had 30 Ships named for them.
THIS IS THEIR STORY!
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Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Keywords, content and topics in this Book
Type of book
Main nations / sides involved
United States
Allies
Theater(s) of war
Branch / unit focus
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Raiders
United States Navy corpsmen attached to Marine Raiders
Content focus and themes
Combat experiences of U.S. Marine Raiders
Medical support in frontline Raider operations (Navy corpsmen)
Small-unit actions and raids in WWII Pacific war
Visual / illustrative content
Classification keywords and tags
World War II
WWII Pacific Theater
U.S. Marine Corps history
U.S. Marine Raiders
Marine special operations (WWII)
Navy medical corpsmen
Combat medicine in WWII
Small-unit tactics (Marine Raiders)
Unit history – U.S. Marine Raiders and corpsmen
U.S. military history – World War II
Raider Publishing military titles
Book Condition: Good
Book Condition: Good
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Flawless and untested. This book is in pristine, new condition and ready for its first assignment.
Like New: Light Combat Experience
Almost new and in great shape. It has clearly been read before and is ready to fight again, but it shows very little wear from its time in the field.
Good: A Few Scars or Shell Shock
A reliable veteran. The book might have some bent corners or a dust cover with a few scratches, but it’s still sturdy and standing tall.
Fair: Battle-Hardened
Visible signs of a long campaign. Expect some stains, bent pages, and perhaps some minor tears on the cover. It’s seen the trenches, but the intel inside is still solid.
Poor: Survived Iwo Jima
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