Shadows in the jungle
Subtitle: the Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines in World War II
By: Larry Alexander.
Publisher: NAL Caliber
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780451225931
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- Army, 6th. -- Special Reconnaissance Unit; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area; World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Reconnaissance operations; World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The best of the best; title: Hollandia : "Looks like we walk home"; title: "I'll form my own intelligence unit"; title: Recruitment and training; title: The first mission; title: "God bless you, brave soldiers"; title: "The entire shoreline was ablaze"; title: Final operations in New Guinea; title: "By far the best show I've ever seen"; title: The rescue at Cape Oransbari; title: "Maybe we can save the world"; title: Samar/Ormoc Bay; title: "Only an act of God is going to get you out"; title: First in, last out; title: "If I don't make it, it's up to you"; title: "I wouldn't trade the whole damned Jap army for one Alamo Scout"; title: "It would have been near suicide"; title: Epilogue : Through the years; title: Appendix A : Alamo Scout team rosters; title: Appendix B : Glossary of terms