Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Foreword Michael Lee Lanning, LTC, USA (Ret.) 13
Introduction 15
Part I Behind Enemy Lines
Overview 23
1 The Tragino Aqueduct Mission 27
2 The Raid to Kill Rommel 40
3 The Locust Warriors 49
4 The Return of the Golden Kite 58
5 Stealing Henry 70
6 The Great Jeep Raid 81
7 Targets X, Y, and L 91
8 Popski's Private Army: Spreading Alarm and Despondency 98
9 Popski's Private Army: Hide and Seek 105
10 The Amphibious Scouts 113
11 'Oil Spot' in New Guinea 126
12 Operation Jaywick 132
13 Alamo Scouts: Alamo Scouts Training Center 140
14 Alamo Scouts: Sumner Team at Pegun Island 149
15 Alamo Scouts: Nellist and Rounsaville Teams at Cabanatuan 157
16 The Jedburgh Project 167
17 Battle at Merville Battery 177
18 OSS Operations Groups 181
19 Raid on Los Banos 190
20 Operation Dracula 196
Part II Behind Friendly Lines
Overview 203
21 Breaking and Entering 207
22 Rescue at Gran Sasso 215
23 The Triple Nickel 225
Appendix A Evaluation Criteria 233
Appendix B Operations & Units Deserving Special Recognition 235
Bibliography 237
Index 251