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- Shadows in the jungle : the Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines in World War II / by Alexander, Larry,1951-;
Includes bibliographical references (page 321) and index.Introduction : The best of the best -- 1. Hollandia: "Looks like we walk home." -- 2. "I'll form my own intelligence unit." -- 3. Recruitment and training -- 4. The first mission -- 5. "God Bless you, brave soldiers." -- 6." ... The entire shoreline was ablaze." -- 7. Final operations in New Guinea -- 8." ... By far the best show I've ever seen." -- 9. The rescue at Cape Oransbari -- 10. "Maybe we can save the world." -- 11. Samar / Ormoc Bay -- 12. "Only an act of God is going to get you out." -- 13. First in, last out -- 14. "If I don't make it, it's up to you." -- 15. "I wouldn't trade the whole damned Jap Army for one Alamo Scout." -- 16. "It would have been near suicide." -- Epilogue: Through the years. -- Appendix A. Alamo Scout team rosters. -- Appendix B. Glossary of terms.Drawing on personal interviews with and recollections by veterans, the author chronicles the exploits of the Alamo Scouts, members of an elite Army reconnaissance unit during World War II, a group that spent weeks behind enemy lines to gather much needed intelligence for Allied forces in the Pacific.- Subjects: United States. Army. Army, 6th. Special Reconnaissance Unit.; USA Army Special Reconnaissance Unit; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Pazifikkrieg; Aufklärung;
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