Marine Raiders: The True Story of the Legendary WWII Battalions - Hardcover

by Carole Engle Avriett (Author)

FORGOTTEN NO MORE.

The American people revere their elite combat units, but one of these noble bands has been unjustifiably forgotten--until now.

At the beginning of World War II, military planners set out to form the most ruthless, skilled, and effective force the world had ever seen. The U.S. Marines were already the world's greatest fighters, but leadership wanted a select group to conduct special operations at the highest level in the Pacific theater. And so the Marine Raiders were born.

These young men, the cream of the crop, received matchless training in the arts of war. Marksmen, brawlers, and tacticians, the Marine Raiders could accomplish their objective before the enemy even knew they were there.

These heroes and their exploits should be the stuff of legend. Yet even though one of their commanders was President Roosevelt's son, they have disappeared into the mists of history--the greatest warriors you've never heard of.

Carole Engle Avriett's thorough telling of the Marine Raider story includes:

The personal narratives of four men who served as Marine Raiders Frontline accounts of the Raiders' most important engagements The explanation for their obscurity, despite their earlier fame

The Marine Raiders were one of the greatest forces ever to take the field under the American flag. After reading this book, you'll know why.

Author Biography

There's no greater love or adventure than knowing Jesus Christ, says nationally known speaker and bestselling author, Carole Engle Avriett. Her distinguished publishing career includes fourteen years at Southern Living magazine, where she wrote hundreds of articles on architectural and interior design and co-authored several books, notably At Home with Southern Living. She also served as editor in chief of an award-winning lifestyle monthly for Central Florida and spearheaded a magazine for Disney's internationally acclaimed town Celebration.

Currently, she invests her skills full-time writing Christian books and military history memoirs, the latter inspired by her own family's tradition of military service. In addition to writing, Carole leads women's conferences, sharing her powerful testimony of personal struggle until Christ came into her life at the age of thirty. For the past eight years, she has led a large non-denominational ladies' Bible study. "We are doing life together with Jesus," she says. "It's been an amazing experience!"

As active members of First Baptist Church, Orlando, Carole and her husband have often served as missionaries to Brazil with the church's missions program. "When I write and teach, I draw from a wide range of personal experiences including surviving cancer, caring for aging parents, and riding every roller coaster in central Florida with my seven grandchildren," she says. Her other books include Extravagant Love and national bestseller Coffin Corner Boys: One Bomber, Ten Men, and their Harrowing Escape from Nazi-Occupied France.