Raider: The True Story of the Legendary Soldier Who Performed More POW Raids Than Any Other American in History
by Sasser, Charles W
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- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0312360657
- ISBN 13
- 9780312360658
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About This Item
New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2006. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First St. Martin's Griffin Printing. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean, unmarked pictorial cover, slight wear to corners, soundly bound, square. Pages clean, no marks, no creases. Pale spot on fore edge of text block. Charles W Sasser chronicles the remarkable journey that was Kit Kittleson's courageous life in the service of his country. The son of an Iowa farmer, he volunteered in 1943 to fight in World War II. In 1945 he was selected for the Army's Alamo Scouts, an elite unit. The Alamo Scouts were legendary for their raids behind enemy lines, including the liberation of the prisoners of the Bataan Death March in the Philippines. And his career went on from there, with his extraordinary exploits described in this book. 319 pages. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. St. Martin's Griffin, New York, 2006.
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- Title
- Raider: The True Story of the Legendary Soldier Who Performed More POW Raids Than Any Other American in History
- Author
- Sasser, Charles W
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0312360657
- ISBN 13
- 9780312360658
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ARMY, SPECIAL FORCES RAIDS, MILITARY PRISONERS OF WAR WORLD II, 1939-1945 CONCENTRATION CAMPS, PHILIPPINES CABANATUAN SONTAY RAID, 1970
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