Commando!: The M/Z Unit's Secret War Against Japan - Hardcover

Feuer, A. B.

 
9780275954086: Commando!: The M/Z Unit's Secret War Against Japan
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0275954080 ISBN 13: 9780275954086
Publisher: Praeger, 1996

Synopsis

This little-known story of Australia's M/Z Unit commandos, and the part they played in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, is a fascinating account of daring, clandestine operations conducted by the Allies deep into enemy-held territory. M Unit personnel were secretly landed to set up coastwatching posts and radio stations to report on Japanese shipping movements and bombing flights heading to raid Allied positions. Members of the Z Unit carried out assigned raids into enemy controlled areas, and also attacked targets of opportunity. Many commandos were delivered on their missions by U.S. Navy submarines that sneaked into dangerously shallow waters to put the men ashore―and then returned to pick them up. Other operatives were inserted by PT boats, Catalina aircraft, parachute, and snake boats. Many of these operations are still classified.

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About the Author

A. B. FEUER is a military historian and freelance newspaper and magazine journalist./e

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Publisher
Praeger
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0275954080
ISBN 13 
9780275954086
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
208