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Bloody Ridge and Beyond

A World War II Marine’s Memoir of Edson’s Raiders in the Pacific

A World War II Marine’s Memoir of Edson’s Raiders in the Pacific

By Marlin Groft and Larry Alexander

By Marlin Groft and Larry Alexander

By Marlin Groft and Larry Alexander

By Marlin Groft and Larry Alexander

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    About Bloody Ridge and Beyond

    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 Marine Corps’ best of the best, and they knew defeat and retreat were simply not options.

    For two hellish nights in September 1942, about 840 Marines—commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Merritt Austin “Red Mike” Edson—fought one of the most pivotal battles of World War II in the Pacific, clinging desperately to their position on what would soon be known as Bloody Ridge.

    Bloody Ridge and Beyond is the story of how these men showed courage and valor in the face of overwhelming numbers, as told by Marlin Groft, a man who was a member of this incredible fighting force.

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    About Bloody Ridge and Beyond

    By a veteran of Lt. Col. Merritt A. Edson’s battalion, and author of the Dick Winters biography Biggest Brother and coauthor of A Higher Call

    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 tough, hard-fighting men of the Edson’s Raiders; an elite fighting unit within an already elite U.S. Marine Corps. Handpicked for their toughness, and submitted to a rigorous training program to weed out those less fit, they were the Marine Corps’s best of the best.

    For two hellish nights in September 1942, about 840 United States Marines—commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Merritt Austin “Red Mike” Edson—fought one of the most pivotal battles of World War II in the Pacific, clinging desperately to their position on what would soon be known as Bloody Ridge.

    Wave after wave of attacking Japanese soldiers were repelled by the Raiders, who knew that defeat and retreat were simply not possible options. But in the end, the defenders had prevailed against the odds.

    Bloody Ridge and Beyond is the story of the 1st Marine Raider Battalion, which showed courage and valor in the face of overwhelming numbers, as told by Marlin Groft, a man who was a member of this incredible fighting force.

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    Also by Larry Alexander

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    In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers
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    Biggest Brother
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    Also by Larry Alexander

    A Higher Call
    In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers
    Shadows in the Jungle
    Biggest Brother
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    About Larry Alexander

    Larry Alexander has been a journalist and columnist for the Intelligencer Journal newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for more than a… More about Larry Alexander

    About Larry Alexander

    Larry Alexander has been a journalist and columnist for the Intelligencer Journal newspaper in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for more than a… More about Larry Alexander

    Product Details

    Category: World War II Military History | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Dutton Caliber
    Oct 06, 2015 | 384 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780425273012

    Category: World War II Military History | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Dutton Caliber
    Oct 07, 2014 | 368 Pages | ISBN 9780698148253

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    Praise

    “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

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