Explore The Alamo Scouts of WWII with Author and Journalist Larry Alexander
Aaron's Books, lørdag, februar 20, 2010 kl. 3pm
Larry Alexander diskuterer Shadows in the Jungle.
Beloved Lancaster journalist and columnist, Larry Alexander will be speaking at Aaron's Books upon the paperback release of his bestselling WWI history- Shadows in the Jungle 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. (LititzSam)… (mere)
Beloved Lancaster journalist and columnist, Larry Alexander will be speaking at Aaron's Books upon the paperback release of his bestselling WWI history- Shadows in the Jungle 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. (LititzSam)… (mere)
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