| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 767.4 A449 2009 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
18362 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 9780451229137
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 767.4
- Item number - A449 2009
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - Alexander, Larry
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Shadows in the jungle :
- Remainder of title - the Alamo Scouts behind Japanese lines in World War II /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - Larry Alexander
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York, NY :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - NAL Caliber,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2009
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 352 pages :
- Other physical details - illustrations, maps
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "Formed as an elite intelligence unit, the Scouts were to silently slip onto Japanese-held islands and assess enemy locations, conditions, morale, and troop strength, all while remaining undetected. It was an impossible task that became an incredible success.
More than just a recon and intelligence outfit, the Scouts conducted rescue missions to recover prisoners from Japanese camps, organized and supplied guerrilla freedom fighters, and provided protection for General MacArthur himself. They completed at least 108 known missions, but not a single Scout was killed or captured.
National bestselling author Larry Alexander takes readers in the footsteps of the men who made up the elite reconnaissance unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War. Drawing from interviews and testimonies from Scout veterans, Alexander weaves together the tales of the individual Scouts, who often spent weeks behind enemy lines to complete their missions. Now, more than sixty years after the war, the story of the Alamo Scouts has finally been told."
- Summary, etc. - "The story of the Alamo Scouts who conducted rescue missions to recover prisoners from Japanese camps, organized and supplied guerrilla freedom fighters, and provided protection for General MacArthur personally. They completed at least 108 known missions, but not a single Scout was killed or capture. Chapters 10-15 cover events in the Philippines." - Roderick Hall
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Corporate Name |
- Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - United States.
- Subordinate unit - Special Reconnaissance Unit
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Pacific Area
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Regimental histories
- Geographic subdivision - United States
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Reconnaisance operations
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Military intelligence
- Geographic subdivision - United States
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