Edson's Raiders The 1St Marine Raider Battalion in World War II

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 in a special operations capacity, most combat operations saw the Raiders employed as conventional infantry. This, combined with the resentment within the rest of the Marine Corps that the Raiders were an "elite force within an elite force", led to the original Raider units being disbanded. " (from Wikipedia) .