Merrill's Marauders: The Untold Story of Unit Galahad and the Toughest Special Forces Mission of World War II
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In August of 1943, a call went out for American soldiers willing to embark on a "hazardous and dangerous mission" behind enemy lines in Burma. The war department wanted 3,000 volunteers, and it didn't care who they were; they would be expendable, with an expected casualty rate of 85 percent. The men who took up the challenge were, in the words of one, "bums and cast-offs" with rap sheets and reputations for trouble. One war reporter described them...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0760344329
ISBN13:9780760344323
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:Zenith Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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