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Merrill's Marauders : the untold story of Unit Galahad and the toughest special forces mission of World War II / Gavin Mortimer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mortimer, Gavin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Army. Composite Unit (Provisional), 5307th.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Regimental histories--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Burma.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Burma.
- Myitkyinā (Burma)--History, Military--20th century.
- Myitkyinā (Burma).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : Zenith Press, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- From award-winning historian Gavin Mortimer, Merrill's Marauders is the definitive nonfiction narrative of arguably the most extraordinary, but also unsung, American special forces unit in the Pacific in World War II.
- Contents:
- Wanted: 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781610589024
- 1610589025
- OCLC:
- 1444955415
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