Japan Tracked U.S. Marine Raiders Through the Jungle — It Was a Fatal Mistake

Japanese Troops Followed a U S Marine Raider Patrol—Then the Hunters Became the Hunted In November 1942, the Japanese tracked a Marine Raider patrol deep into Guadalcanal’s jungle, expecting to isolate and destroy it. Instead, they had found Evans Carlson’s 2nd Marine Raider Battalion—a force trained to move, fight, and survive differently from conventional infantry. Over 29 brutal days, Carlson’s Raiders crossed roughly 150 miles of jungle, attacked Japanese rear guards and patrols, disrupted Colonel Toshinari Shoji’s retreat, and emerged with a staggering reported result: 488 Japanese dead against 16 Raiders killed. What followed became one of the most remarkable patrols of the Guadalcanal campaign. 00:00 A Marine Battalion Disappears Into the Jungle 05:17 Colonel Shoji’s Regiment Moves East 10:15 The Strange Officer Behind the Raiders 15:42 Carlson Learns Guerrilla Warfare in China 21:08 Why the Marine Corps Distrusted Him 26:35 Building the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion 32:02 The Raiders Enter Guadalcanal’s Interior 37:29 Japan Begins Tracking the Americans 42:56 The First Ambushes 48:23 Carlson Turns the Hunt Around 53:50 Fighting Without Conventional Supply Lines 59:17 The Long Patrol Through the Jungle 1:04:44 Japanese Rear Guards Are Destroyed 1:09:20 The Raiders Finally Return 1:11:53 150 Miles, 29 Days, 488 to 16 #MarineRaiders #Guadalcanal #EvansCarlson #CarlsonsRaiders #USMarines #PacificWar #JapaneseArmy #WWIIHistory #MilitaryHistory #HistoryDocumentary Subscribe here:    / @wwiiaftermath