US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941-1945 (Osprey Battle Orders 12)
Osprey Publishing | 2005 | ISBN: 1841767077 | English | 97 Pages | PDF (e-book) | 5 MB
The bitter fighting in the Pacific Theater required new forms of warfare, and the gathering of detailed intelligence information on the remote and varied islands and their determined defenders. As a result, new scout, raider and reconnaissance units were formedā¹the pioneers of today's special forces. Some units were small, while others comprised thousands of men. All contributed significantly to the war effort. This book examines a wide range of PTO special-warfare units, including the Alaskan and Alamo scouts, 5217th/1st Recon Battalion, Marine Amphibious Recon and Raider units, Amphibious Scouts, and 6th Ranger Battalion.
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