Merrill's Marauders (February-May 1944)
Series: American forces in action series
Publisher: Historical division, War dept.
Published: 1945
Place of publication: [Washington]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- 5307th composite unit (Provisional)
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Page; title: INTRODUCTION 1; title: The War in Burma, January, 1942 — March, 1943 1; title: From Defense to Offense 5; title: Origin and Training of the American Force 8; title: Area of Operations 16; title: Supply 23; title: Evacuation of Casualties 28; title: Communications 29; title: FIRST MISSION: WALAWBUM 31; title: On the Move 31; title: Kamaing Road Block 35; title: Japanese Withdrawal 40; title: Mission Accomplished 43; title: SECOND MISSION: SHADUZUP AND INKANGAHTAWNG 47; title: On the Move to Shaduzup 49; title: Into Position 54; title: The 1st Battalion is Relieved 57; title: On the Move to Inkangahtawng 59; title: Inkangahtawng Block 63; title: The Japanese Strike Toward the Tanai Valley 66; title: Nhpum Ga 71; title: Beginning of the Siege 76; title: The 3d Battalion Increases its Effort 82; title: The Relief Force Wins Through 87; title: THIRD MISSION: MYITKYINA 93; title: The Force and the Mission 94; title: From the Tanai to the Hpungin Valley 97; title: Ritpong 101; title: Diversion at Tingrukawng 102; title: H Force's Attack on Myitkyina Air Strip 105; title: Reinforcements for H Force 108; title: Preliminary Assault on Myitkyina 108; title: Checkmate 110; title: ANNEX NO. 1: CASUALTIES 114; title: ANNEX NO. 2: DECORATIONS 115; title: Illustrations; title: Page.; title: Brig. Gen. Frank D. Merrill 2; title: Col. Charles N. Hunter 9; title: Deogarh Training Camp 10; title: Ten Miles a Day 15; title: At the Halfway Mark on the Ledo Road 21; title: Supply Drops 24; title: Marauders Clear the Drop Field 25; title: L-4's Evacuated Wounded From Forward Strips 27; title: An Ambulance Plane 28; title: Entering the Jungle Trail 34; title: A Village Basha 35; title: Walawbum 38; title: Troops of the Chinese 38th Division 44; title: Kachin Guides 53; title: A Seagrave Hospital Unit 58; title: Native Bridge Across the Tanai River 61; title: A "Borrowed" Elephant Equipped With a Native Rack 63; title: One of the Marauders' Two 77-mm Howitzers 81; title: An Orange Combat Team Mortar Crew 85; title: Japanese Light Machine Gun 90; title: K Force Men 95; title: Starting Across the Kumon Range 99; title: The Myitkyina Air Strip 104; title: Insignia 117; title: Maps; title: No. Page; title: 1 Japan's Advance to the Southwest viii; title: 2 Japanese Conquest of Burma 4; title: i Situation in Burma, February 1944 6; title: 4 Burma Relief and Drainage 17; title: 5 North Burma — Area of Operations 19; title: 6 First Mission 33; title: 7 Road Block at Walawbum 36; title: 8 Attack on I and R Platoon 37; title: 9 Completion of Walawbum Operation 41; title: 10 Plan for Second Mission 46; title: 11 Shaduzup 48; title: 12 Approach to Inkangahtawng 60; title: 13 Inkangahtawng 64; title: 14 Withdrawal from Inkangahtawng 67; title: 15 Establishment of Nhpum Ga Perimeter 71; title: 16 Second and Third Days at Nhpum Ga 74; title: 17 Isolation of Force at Nhpum Ga 77; title: 18 First Attempts to Open the Trail 79; title: 19 Progress Toward Nhpum Ga 84; title: 20 End of Siege at Nhpum Ga 88; title: 21 Situation Around Myitkyina 92; title: 22 Routes to Myitkyina 98; title: 23 Attack at Ritpong 100; title: 24 Tingkrukawng Engagement 103; title: 25 Arrival of Forces at Myitkyina 107; title: 26 Positions of Troops near Myitkyina 111; title: 27 From the Hukawng Valley to Myitkyina Inside back cover; title: Sketches; title: No. Page; title: 1 Japanese S-shaped Machine-gun Formation 51; title: 2 Nhpum Ga Perimeter 73