Young's Scouts: A Complete History

by John Durand

Overview

Young’s Scouts routed superior enemy forces time and again early in the Philippine-American War (1899-1902). The unit was originally comprised of just 25 men, and they served together for less than a month, but their exploits captured the imagination and admiration of soldier and civilian alike. Twelve received the Medal of Honor for exceptional valor on the battlefield. Six others received a Certificate of Merit for extraordinary gallantry in the presence of the enemy. No other unit garnered such honors.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012170354
Publisher:	Puzzlebox Press
Publication date:	01/19/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

John Durand is highly regarded for his careful research and narrative skills. He is the author of "The Boys: 1st North Dakota Volunteers in the Philippines," an acclaimed history of that regiment's experience in the Philippine-American War. He has also authored two well-received historical novels. "The Taos Massacres" deals with the uprising of Mexicans and Indians in the aftermath of the U.S. annexation of New Mexico in the Mexico-American War. "The Odyssey of Mary B" is a compelling saga of the founding of Australia and the fate of a remarkable, young convict woman, history's "girl from Botany Bay." Durand has also written a memoir titled "Behind Enemy Lines," which describes the effect his childhood polio had on his early (and later) life. His memoir is praised for its depiction of small-town America in the 1940s. Recently, Durand edited and published a posthumous memoir by an early Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines, "A Wedding in Samar."