Merrill's Marauders
| 5307th Composite Unit (provisional) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Aktif | 1943–1944 |
| Negara |  United States |
| Cabang |  Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat |
| Tipe unit | Special light infantry |
| Jumlah personel | Regimental |
| Julukan | Merrill's Marauders |
| Pertempuran | World War II *Burma Campaign |
| Tokoh | |
| Tokoh berjasa | Frank Merrill Charles N. Hunter |
Merrill’s Marauders (dinamai dari Frank Merrill) atau Unit Galahad, secara resmi bernama Unit Gabungan ke-5307 (Sementara), adalah sebuah unit peperangan rimba operasi khusus penetrasi jarak jauh Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat, yang bertempur dalam Palagan Asia Tenggara dalam Perang Dunia II, atau Palagan Tiongkok-Burma-India (CBI). The unit became famous for its deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines, often engaging Japanese forces superior in number.
Lihat juga
Referensi
- Catatn
- Bibliografi
- Barker, Alan, Merrill's Marauders, Ballantine (1972).
- Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), Jungle Snafus...And Remedies, Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (1996), ISBN 1-884067-10-7
- George, John B. (Lt. Col.), Shots Fired In Anger, NRA Publications (1981), ISBN 0-935998-42-X, 978-0935998429
- Hopkins, James Spearhead, Merrill's Marauders Society (2000). ISBN 0-8018-6404-6.
- Hoyt, Edwin, Merrill's Marauders, Pinnacle Books (1980). ISBN 0-523-40671-1.
- Hunter, Charles Newton, Galahad, Naylor Publishing (1963).
- Latimer, John, Burma: The Forgotten War, John Murray, (2004). ISBN 0-7195-6576-6
- Ogburn Jr, Charlton The Marauders, New York: Harper & Row (1956)
- Weston, Logan, "The Fightin' Preacher", Vision Press (1992) ISBN 0-9628579-7-1.
Bacaan lebih lanjut
- MERRILL'S MARAUDERS February – May 1944. United States Army Center of Military History. 1990 [1945]. CMH Pub 100-4.
Pranala luar
Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Merrill's Marauders.
- Office of the US Surgeon General: Office of Medical History: Book 5, The Marauders and the microbes index
- US Army Rangers: History: Merrill's Marauders (WWII)
- marauder.org
- OSS Detachment 101 in Burma: see GALAHAD section
- Command and General Staff College – US Army Combined Arms Center
- Merrill's Marauders – Roll of honour, awards and images
- Intelligence Operations of OSS Detachment 101
- Galahad: Intelligence Aspects
- "The Dead End Kids"
- "Tales of Merrill's Marauders"
- Film pendek "Merrill's Marauders (1944)" tersedia untuk diunduh secara gratis di the Internet Archive [selebihnya]
- One of last surviving WWII ‘Merrill’s Marauders’ finally receives Bronze Star
- "European Center of Military History"
- "Documentary on Roy Matsumoto who served with Merrill's Maruders"