Mission Raise Hell.Mission Raise Hell James F. Christ Naval Institute Press 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, MD 21402 www.navalinstitute.org 1591141133 $34.95 1-800-233-8764 Mission Raise Hell: The U.S. Marines on Choiseul, October-November 1943 is a narrative history of the 2nd marine Parachute parachute, umbrellalike device designed to retard the descent of a falling body by creating drag as it passes through the air. The development of modern aircraft has led to many experiments in the aerodynamic problems of parachute design, with the result that the Battalion's diversionary raid on the island of Choiseul during World War II. Put together from interviews of seventy-one U.S. Marine paratroopers, every piece of written information that author James Christ could unearth, Mission Raise Hell reveals the true story of a gritty grit·ty adj. grit·ti·er, grit·ti·est 1. Containing, covered with, or resembling grit. 2. Showing resolution and fortitude; plucky: a gritty decision. and dangerous operation. The 650-man battalion battalion Tactical military organization composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar units and usually commanded by a field-grade officer such as a lieutenant colonel. was literally told to raise hell--to hit and run but not get bogged down--because there were neither troops nor ships available to bail them out. Without hope of rescue, the Marines were entirely on their on in hostile territory. Their valiant VALIANT Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction Trial Cardiology A series of multinational M&M trials to determine the effects of valsartan–Diovan® efforts are preserved vividly in this riveting riv·et·ing adj. Wholly absorbing or engrossing one's attention; fascinating: The last chapter was so riveting that I was reading past midnight. account that is surely the next best thing to seeing history in action. |
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