Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II Hardcover - 2009
by Larry Alexander
A new account of World War IIheroism from the national bestsellingauthor of Biggest Brother.
Determined to retake the Philippines ever sincehis ignominious flight from the islands in 1942,General Douglas MacArthur needed a first-rateintelligence-gathering unit. Out of thousands, only138 men were chosen. They were the best, toughest,and fittest men the Army had to offer. They werethe Alamo Scouts.
Larry Alexander follows the footsteps of the menwho made up the elite reconnaissance unit thatserved as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in thePacific War. Drawing from personal interviews andtestimonies from Scout veterans, Alexander weavestogether the tales of the individual Scouts, who oftenspent weeks behind enemy lines to complete theirmissions. Now, more than sixty years after the war,the story of the Alamo Scouts will finally be told.
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- Title Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II
- Author Larry Alexander
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Nal Caliber, New York
- Date 2009-02-03
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780451225931 / 0451225937
- Weight 1.24 lbs (0.56 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 6.52 x 1.17 in (23.52 x 16.56 x 2.97 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects United States, World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008024558
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.542
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