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the Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines in World War II

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An edition of Shadows in the jungle (2009)

Shadows in the jungle

the Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines in World War II

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A new account of World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother.Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur needed a first-rate intelligence-gathering unit. Out of thousands, only 138 men were chosen. They were the best, toughest, and fittest men the Army had to offer. They were the Alamo Scouts.Larry Alexander follows the footsteps of the men who made up the elite reconnaissance unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War. Drawing from personal interviews and testimonies from Scout veterans, Alexander weaves together the tales of the individual Scouts, who often spent weeks behind enemy lines to complete their missions. Now, more than sixty years after the war, the story of the Alamo Scouts will finally be told.

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NAL Caliber
Language
English
Pages
336

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Shadows In the Jungle
2009, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
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Shadows in the jungle: the Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines in World War II
2009, NAL Caliber
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Table of Contents

Introduction : The best of the best
Hollandia : "Looks like we walk home"
"I'll form my own intelligence unit"
Recruitment and training
The first mission
"God bless you, brave soldiers"
"The entire shoreline was ablaze"
Final operations in New Guinea
"By far the best show I've ever seen"
The rescue at Cape Oransbari
"Maybe we can save the world"
Samar/Ormoc Bay
"Only an act of God is going to get you out"
First in, last out
"If I don't make it, it's up to you"
"I wouldn't trade the whole damned Jap army for one Alamo Scout"
"It would have been near suicide"
Epilogue : Through the years
Appendix A : Alamo Scout team rosters
Appendix B : Glossary of terms

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/2599
Library of Congress
D767 .A66 2009, D767.A66 2009

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
336 p., [16] p. of plates
Number of pages
336
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16900823M
Internet Archive
shadowsinjunglea0000alex
ISBN 10
0451225937
ISBN 13
9780451225931
LCCN
2008024558
OCLC/WorldCat
230916713
Library Thing
7558446
Goodreads
6147444

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