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In this Units of History episode we explore the vaunted story of the US Marine Raiders which emerged in WW2 to act as the tip of the spear for offensives against Japan in the Pacific War.
We begin the episode with an overview of the state of the US Marine Corps following the Great War. It was in these years that the forces slowly came into play which would eventually birth the Marine Raiders. One major factor was the development of Amphibious Operations Doctrine which increasingly called for the use of special first wave units meant to soften enemy defenses prior to a landing. To this end, the Marine Corps would begin allocating time and resources towards this effort as war loomed on the horizon in the Pacific. Key to these efforts would be two commanders who ended up leading the First and Second Raider Battalions, namely Merritt Edson and Evans Carlson.
We spend time familiarizing ourselves with the careers of both these men and how their particular personalities would end up shaping their units. Our history documentary then covers the equipment, training, and tactics of the Marine Raiders as the came into being in the months immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
We then cover the service history of the US Marine Raiders from the raid on Making Island to the Battle of Bloody ridge on Guadalcanal. In part 2 we will continue this story with the long raid and their continued operations through 1943.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:40 Origins
07:41 Merritt Edson
09:07 Evans Carlson
11:52 Creation
17:36 Equipment
20:25 Organization
23:56 Tactics
25:45 Service History
27:55 Makin Island Raid
32:28 Battle of Tulagi
34:04 Battle of Bloody Ridge
38:59 Aftermath
Credits
Research = Eric Myers
Script = Invicta
Narration = Guy Michaels
Art = Penta Limited
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Favorite video of yours so far! Can’t wait for the next one!
Really enjoyed this. It'd be cool if you could do more modern units of history like this.
awesome video!
Really hoping you guys continue this series!
Armchair historian was right. This is a great video.
Great video.
Shoutout to Armchair History for sharing this amazing video
Thank you for the excellent video. Very informative and entertaining to watch!! P.S. if you’re doing modern units, it would be great to watch one of these on the French Foreign Legion!
Amazing video
I’m reading a book about Guadalcanal called Neptunes Inferno and it talks about the marine raiders in some parts. Super excited to see this here!
My dad was a part of the Marine Raiders, too, in 2002
There is a black n white movie called Gung Ho!
Chindits next?
Raiders=Pirates=Terror*st
HOLY SHIT!!! How did invicta upload and me not hear about it??? I LOVE this stuff. It’s everything that History Channel wanted to be, but didn’t have the balls to spend less than $500,000 per episode.
Great video
The raiders and them scouts where some of the best troops on the Pacific love em both, much respect from England
Fascinating. Carlson sounds like a very interesting officer. Its strange to think of US troops fighting alongside the Chinese. How times change.
Commenting for algorithm
Saw your community tab post, so came back to comment on the video.
You guys did a great Job.
I actually never heard about the marine raiders before, and it was fascinating hearing from you guys about them.
Bad ass mother F****
Amazing learning about what these men did and what they went through, thank you for shining a spotlight on this amazing part of American military history
I really appreciate these types of videos, just wish they would populate on my feed more.
Would you do a video on the Paramarines?
Why Youtube pushed this good video down!? I really enjoy it and others will enjoy it too!
Seen the post from The Armchair Historian, and man I’m impressed with this video!
Always nice to find a documentary video i can sit and watch in the down time at work without volume.
Not the best time for a war thunder sponsor tbh though
Great video
Amazing epsiode
I'm going boar hunting with a Marine Raider tomorrow 😊 I'll try to pick up some tips
Commenting for the algorythm
Didn't pop in my sub box glad i saw the community post
I like the content, but the attempt to add movement into the video is unpleasant. Good work, but that part makes this difficult to watch without feeling uncomfortable.
I don’t even care if that thumbnail picture isn’t inspired by anything that’s definitely one of the coolest things I’ve seen
BRAVO!!! Love it
Part 2?
Terrific episode!