Bloody Ridge and Beyond
A World War II Marine's Memoir of Edson's Raiders in the Pacific
$53.50
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2016
Summary
Now in paperback, a story of struggle at Guadalcanal, from the New York Times bestselling co-author of A Higher Call.On the island of Guadalcanal, a 2,000-yard-long ridge rose from the jungle canopy. Behind it lay the 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 …Positioned on the ridge were the hard-fighting men of Edson’s Raiders of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. They were the United States …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780425273012 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0425273016 |
| Author: | Marlin Groft, Larry Alexander |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 151mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
“Vivid and powerful.”—Adam Makos, New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call
“A story of courage in the face of fear, intense fighting despite overwhelming odds, and brotherhood in the midst of horrific warfare.”—Marcus Brotherton, author of Voices of the Pacific
“Epic yet excruciatingly personal, riveting, and authentic in every detail.”—Steven Pressfield, bestselling author of The Profession
About The Author
Marlin Groft
Marlin F. Groft was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1939 to 1941, and then became a silk-screen printer in a textile factory. He joined the U.S. Marines after Pearl Harbor and, following boot camp, he volunteered for the 1st Marine Raider Battalion under Lt. Col. Merritt A. Edson, and served with that unit until its dissolution. Assigned to the 29th Marine Regiment of the newly formed 6th Marine Division, he served beyond the end of the war, seeing duty in China until the end of 1945. Groft and his wife, Vivian, live in a Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, retirement community.Larry Alexander is the author of the New York Times bestselling biography Biggest Brother- The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers and the coauthor (with Adam Makos) of A Higher Call- An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II, another New York Times bestseller. He is also the author of Shadows in the Jungle- The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II and In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers- A Return to Easy Company’s Battlefields with Sgt. Forrest Guth. Alexander has been a journalist and columnist for Lancaster newspapers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for nearly twenty years and has won numerous state-level awards for excellence in journalism.
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