Bloody Ridge and Beyond_ A World War II Marine's Memoir
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- Audio > Audio books
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- 3
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- 288.42 MB
- Spoken language(s):
- English
- Tag(s):
- Military History WWII pacific
- Uploaded:
- Oct 21, 2016
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- usparc56
Bloody Ridge and Beyond: A World War II Marine's Memoir of Edson's Raiders inthe Pacific Written by: Marlin Groft, Larry Alexander Narrated by: Joe Barrett Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release Date:10-07-14 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. 4.60 (52 ratings) On the killing ground that was the island of Guadalcanal, a 2,000-yard-long ridge rose from the jungle canopy. Behind it lay the all-important air base of Henderson Field. And if Henderson Field fell, it would mean the almost certain death or capture of all 12,500 marines on the island. But the marines positioned on the ridge were no normal fighters - they were the hard-fighting men of Edson's Raiders, an elite fighting unit within an already elite Marine Corps