02340cam a2200349 4500 214766470 TxAuBib 20120409120000.0 051103s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005032225 9780811732949 0811732940 DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib 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.