Hell on Land Disaster at Sea: The Story of Merrill's Marauders and the Sinking of the Rhona

by Fred E. Randle, William W. Hughes, William W. Hughes (With)

Overview

In Hell On Land... Fred Randle breaks his more than half century of silence on his ordeal during World War II, including an eye witness account of America's worst at-sea military disaster, the sinking of the HMS Rohna in which 1,047 American soldiers were killed. Randle also describes his service with Merrill's Marauders against Japanese forces in Burma, and his survival during their 800-mile march through the world's most formidable terrain. History buffs will find Randle's first hand criticisms of the decisions and actions of American General Joseph W. Stilwell in the Asian campaign to be both sobering and enlightening. A must read!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563117763
Publisher:	TURNER PUB CO
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Pages:	143
Sales rank:	549,955
Product dimensions:	6.48(w) x 9.28(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	4
	Prelude to War	12
	Sinking of the Rohna	17
	A Mystifying Concealment	27
	Misery on the Plains of India	30
	On the Eve of Combat	34
	Climbing a Mountain	42
	Assault on Walawbum	49
	Blood in the Hukawng Valley	56
	Photograph Gallery	62
	The Battle of Nhpum Ga	80
	The Value of Lives	92
	The Road to Mitch	98
	Lost in the Jungle	106
	The Fall of Myitkyina	111
	The Vinegar in Vinegar Joe	124
	The Lovely Kachins	133