The history of the Scouts Raiders of World War II is the story of the original ancestors of today's elite SEAL teams. As the Navy's first special warfare commandos these highly trained and skilled officer/enlisted boat crews conducted pre-assault recons of landing beaches; hydrographic recons; marked assault beaches; and guided in assault waves from 36-foot Scout boats; rubber boats; and kayaks at North Africa; Sicily; Salerno; Anzio; Southern France; and Normandy; earning numerous decorations for heroism; including 8 Navy Crosses. In the Mediterranean; SRs trained elite units such as Rangers and the 1st Special Service Force; and were assigned to Special Operations Task Group 80.4 and the Adriatic Special Operations Group; working with Allied units supporting Tito's partisans.In the Pacific; SRs served as Scout Intelligence Officers; Amphibious Scouts; Beachmasters; and with Underwater Demolition Teams with 5th and 7th Amphibious Forces from Kwajalein to Okinawa and in the Philippines campaign. They served in Admiral Milton Miles' U.S. Naval Group; China; training Nationalist Chinese guerrillas; participating in raids and ambushes and conducting behind-the-lines overland recons; disguised as coolies to escape detection by Japanese forces. Highly trained; skilled and brave; the Scouts Raiders were the Navy's first special warfare commandos. This book will be useful for anyone interested in military/naval history; amphibious operations and special warfare. It tells; for the first time; the story of the Scouts Raiders; a unique World War II unit.
#2654633 in Books 2006-09-27Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .80 x 6.13l; .95 #File Name: 0271028823288 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great eyewitness accounts of life in colonial America based upon ...By PryorUnique book about German immigrants in colonial American in the 1700's. Uses primary sources of diary entries from 2 young German immigrants. Great eyewitness accounts of life in colonial America based upon diary entries. Some of my ancestors immigrated to colonial America from Germany so I found it especially fascinating to read.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Souls for SaleBy BuntyAs a direct descendant of Captain John Osmon I had a special interest in this book. The number of German immigrants that were transported to this country surprised me.Their bravery and subsequent successes are amazing. What would the USA be like if that influx of talent and courage had not arrived on our shores?The book is a combinations of personal memoirs of two such immigrants; but must be similar to the experience of thousands of others. It's eye opening.
