An edition of Merrill's marauders (February-May 1944)
(1945)
Merrill's Marauders (February-May 1944)
by United States. War Dept. General Staff
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Merrill's Marauders (Feb.-May 1944)
1999, United States Government Printing Office
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Merrill's marauders (February-May 1944)
1990, Center of Military History, U.S. Army
in English
0160020042 9780160020049
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Merrill's marauders (February-May 1944)
1945, Military intelligence division, U.S. War dept.
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Table of Contents
Contents
Page
INTRODUCTION 1
The War in Burma, January, 1942 — March, 1943 1
From Defense to Offense 5
Origin and Training of the American Force 8
Area of Operations 16
Supply 23
Evacuation of Casualties 28
Communications 29
FIRST MISSION: WALAWBUM 31
On the Move 31
Kamaing Road Block 35
Japanese Withdrawal 40
Mission Accomplished 43
SECOND MISSION: SHADUZUP AND INKANGAHTAWNG 47
On the Move to Shaduzup 49
Into Position 54
The 1st Battalion is Relieved 57
On the Move to Inkangahtawng 59
Inkangahtawng Block 63
The Japanese Strike Toward the Tanai Valley 66
Nhpum Ga 71
Beginning of the Siege 76
The 3d Battalion Increases its Effort 82
The Relief Force Wins Through 87
THIRD MISSION: MYITKYINA 93
The Force and the Mission 94
From the Tanai to the Hpungin Valley 97
Ritpong 101
Diversion at Tingrukawng 102
H Force's Attack on Myitkyina Air Strip 105
Reinforcements for H Force 108
Preliminary Assault on Myitkyina 108
Checkmate 110
ANNEX NO. 1: CASUALTIES 114
ANNEX NO. 2: DECORATIONS 115
Illustrations
Page.
Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill 2
Col. Charles N. Hunter 9
Deogarh Training Camp 10
Ten Miles a Day 15
At the Halfway Mark on the Ledo Road 21
Supply Drops 24
Marauders Clear the Drop Field 25
L-4's Evacuated Wounded From Forward Strips 27
An Ambulance Plane 28
Entering the Jungle Trail 34
A Village Basha 35
Walawbum 38
Troops of the Chinese 38th Division 44
Kachin Guides 53
A Seagrave Hospital Unit 58
Native Bridge Across the Tanai River 61
A "Borrowed" Elephant Equipped With a Native Rack 63
One of the Marauders' Two 77-mm Howitzers 81
An Orange Combat Team Mortar Crew 85
Japanese Light Machine Gun 90
K Force Men 95
Starting Across the Kumon Range 99
The Myitkyina Air Strip 104
Insignia 117
Maps
No. Page
1 Japan's Advance to the Southwest viii
2 Japanese Conquest of Burma 4
i Situation in Burma, February 1944 6
4 Burma Relief and Drainage 17
5 North Burma — Area of Operations 19
6 First Mission 33
7 Road Block at Walawbum 36
8 Attack on I and R Platoon 37
9 Completion of Walawbum Operation 41
10 Plan for Second Mission 46
11 Shaduzup 48
12 Approach to Inkangahtawng 60
13 Inkangahtawng 64
14 Withdrawal from Inkangahtawng 67
15 Establishment of Nhpum Ga Perimeter 71
16 Second and Third Days at Nhpum Ga 74
17 Isolation of Force at Nhpum Ga 77
18 First Attempts to Open the Trail 79
19 Progress Toward Nhpum Ga 84
20 End of Siege at Nhpum Ga 88
21 Situation Around Myitkyina 92
22 Routes to Myitkyina 98
23 Attack at Ritpong 100
24 Tingkrukawng Engagement 103
25 Arrival of Forces at Myitkyina 107
26 Positions of Troops near Myitkyina 111
27 From the Hukawng Valley to Myitkyina Inside back cover
Sketches
No. Page
1 Japanese S-shaped Machine-gun Formation 51
2 Nhpum Ga Perimeter 73
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