Download or read book A Tale of the Grenada Raiders written by Stephen Trujillo and published by Magic Kingdom Dispatch. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An airborne Ranger's memoir of the Grenada invasion, Operation Urgent Fury. On October 25, 1983, Rangers from the 1st and 2d Ranger Battalions parachuted into the teeth of the Cuban defenses on revolutionary Grenada. This account of the combat jump, the battles to seize the airfield at Point Salines, the evacuation of American students at Grand Anse, and a raid against the Cuban barracks at Point Calivigny is told for the first time by a participant. Richly illustrated. Corrected edition.