| Record ID | marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part40.utf8:222507904:1786 |
| Source | Library of Congress |
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008 130613s2013 mnuab b 001 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
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043 $an-us---$aa-br---
050 00 $aD769.31 5307th$b.M67 2013
082 00 $a940.54/8673$223
100 1 $aMortimer, Gavin.
245 10 $aMerrill's Marauders :$bthe untold story of Unit Galahad and the toughest special forces mission of World War II /$cGavin Mortimer.
264 1 $aMinneapolis, MN :$bZenith Press,$c2013.
300 $ax, 240 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-233) and index.
505 0 $aWanted: men for a dangerous and hazardous mission -- Destination unknown -- India -- Teaching, training, teamwork -- Merrill and his Marauders -- Down the Ledo Road to Burma -- "I fear no son-of-a-bitch" -- Death on the trail -- "Like shooting fish in a barrel" -- South to Shaduzup -- The deadly jungle -- Sixteen banzai attacks -- Merrill goes down -- Besieged and bombarded at Nhpum Ga -- "This war is hell" -- End run to Myitkyina -- Blazing the mountain trail -- A force of will -- "Will this burn up the limeys!" -- Broken promises -- The end of the road.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bComposite Unit (Provisional), 5307th.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xUnderground movements$zBurma.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zBurma.
651 0 $aMyitkyinā (Burma)$xHistory, Military$y20th century.