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A new account of World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother.
Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur organized a first- rate intelligence-gathering unit. They were called the Alamo Scouts.
Larry Alexander follows the men who made up the elite recon unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War. Drawing from personal 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 will finally be told.
The little-known Alamo Scouts were formed by Gen. Douglas MacArthur as an elite unit shortly after defeat in the Philippines in 1942 and charged with gathering intelligence, reporting on conditions in the occupied areas, and rescuing prisoners and hostages from the Japanese. They completed 108 missions behind enemy lines. Alexander (Biggest Brother) has a story-telling style that makes this account, based largely on memoirs and interviews with the now elderly surviving Scouts, an easy read. For those reading comprehensively on the war in the Pacific.
—Edwin Burgess
Introduction The Best of the Best 1
1 Hollandia: "Looks Like We Walk Home." 9
2 "I'll Form My Own Intelligence Unit." 26
3 Recruitment and Training 44
4 The First Mission 69
5 "God Bless You, Brave Soldiers." 84
6 "...The Entire Shoreline Was Ablaze." 101
7 Final Operations in New Guinea 117
8 "...By Far the Best Show I've Ever Seen." 139
9 The Rescue at Cape Oransbari 157
10 "Maybe We Can Save the World." 170
11 Samar/Ormoc Bay 198
12 "Only an Act of God Is Going to Get You Out." 218
13 First In, Last Out 230
14 "If I Don't Make It, It's Up to You." 257
15 "I Wouldn't Trade the Whole Damned Jap Army for One Alamo Scout." 272
16 "It Would Have Been Near Suicide." 298
Epilogue: Through the Years 307
App. A Alamo Scout Team Rosters 315
App. B Glossary of Terms 319
Selected Bibliography 321
Index 325
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Overview
A new account of World War II heroism from the national bestselling author of Biggest Brother.
Determined to retake the Philippines ever since his ignominious flight from the islands in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur organized a first- rate intelligence-gathering unit. They were called the Alamo Scouts.
Larry Alexander follows the men who made up the elite recon unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War. Drawing from personal interviews and testimonies from Scout veterans, Alexander weaves together the tales of the individual Scouts, who often spent weeks behind enemy lines to complete ...