Bloody Ridge and Beyondis 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.
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.
“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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