Author:
Alexander, Larry, 1951-
Imprint:New York : NAL Caliber, c2009.
Description336 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction: The Best of the Best -- 1 Hollandia: "Looks Like We Walk Home." -- 2 "I'll Form My Own Intelligence Unit." -- 3 Recruitment and Training -- 4 The First Mission -- 5 "God Bless You, Brave Soldiers." -- 6 " ... The Entire Shoreline Was Ablaze." -- 7 Final Operations in New Guinea -- 8 " ... By Far the Best Show I've Ever Seen." -- 9 The Rescue at Cape Oransbari -- 10 "Maybe We Can Save the World." -- 11 Samar/Ormoc Bay -- 12 "Only an Act of God Is Going to Get You Out." -- 13 First In, Last Out -- 14 "If I Don't Make It, It's Up to You." -- 15 "I Wouldn't Trade the Whole Damned Jap Army for One Alamo Scout." -- 16 "It Would Have Been Near Suicide." -- Epilogue: Through the Years -- Appendix A Alamo Scout Team Rosters.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]) and index.
