World War II
From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in The Pacific War Creating the Raiders Sidebar: Major General Merritt A. Edson, USMC Sidebar: Brigadier General Evans F. Carlson, USMC Sidebar: Destroyer Transports Shaping the Raiders Getting to the Fight Makin Tulagi Tasimboko Edso...
As August progressed the Japanese moved a steady stream of reinforcements to Guadalcanal in nightly runs by destroyers and barges, a process soon dubbed the “Tokyo Express.” The...
1. Part 1From Makin to Bougainville: Marine Raiders in The Pacific War Creating the Raiders Sidebar: Major General Merritt A. Edson, USMC Sidebar: Brigadier General Evans F. Carlson, USM...
6. Part 6The plan of attack was simple. The Army units passed through the raiders on the east-west trail to assume the eastern-most position. The entire column of files then merely faced...
4. Part 4Poor communications made things worse. Edson misinterpreted a message from the raiders and thought they were across the river. He launched the 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, in yet...
2. Part 2Training focused heavily on weapons practice, hand-to-hand fighting, demolitions, and physical conditioning, to include an emphasis on long hikes. As the men grew tougher and ac...
5. Part 5The 2d Raiders boarded a transport on 15 December and returned to Camp Gung Ho on Espiritu Santo. There they recuperated in pyramidal tents in a coconut grove along the banks of...
7. Part 7Over the next several days the Marines advanced inland to extend their perimeter. There were occasional engagements with small enemy patrols, but the greatest resistance during...