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Feuer, A. B.,
1925-
Australian commandos :
their secret war against the Japanese in World War II /
A.B. Feuer ; foreworld by Colonel Robert Barr Smith ; afterwords by Captain George Folta and Captain John Keith Leasure.
1st ed.
Mechanicsburg, PA :
Stackpole Books,
2006.
xiii, 194 p. :
ill., ports., maps ;
23 cm.
Stackpole military history series
Originally published as: Commando!.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-189) and index.
The beginnings of Allied intelligence and the Pensacola convoy -- The "Rimau" expedition -- Commando training : Cecil Anderson's story -- Operation "Python" in Borneo -- Operation "Politician" : the USS Bream patrols -- The USS Pargo at Woody Island -- The "Politician" patrols of the USS Bluegill -- The USS Boarfish and "Politician" at Tourane Bay -- Operation "Starfish" and the USS Rock -- The USS Perch II and "Platypus" at Balikpapan -- The USS Hawkbill and Operation "Crocodile" -- "Semut" operations and the invasion of Sarawak -- "Semut IV" : Rowan Waddy's story -- Rescue from New Britain: Fred Hargesheimer's story.
Real battles, real soldiers, real stories. Australia's elite M/Z commando teams conducted daring rescue, sabotage, and intelligence missions during WW II. They made crucial contributions to Allied victory.
5-8
Follett Library Resources.
20061011.
Great Britain
Special Operations Executive
Services Reconnaissance Dept
Z Special Unit.
Allied Forces
South West Pacific Area
Allied Intelligence Bureau
M Unit.
World War, 1939-1945
Commando operations
Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945
Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1939-1945
Personal narratives, American.
Stackpole military history series.