The remnants of the American forces those who escaped the Japanese have fled into the mountains. But their war has only just begun. Led by the fiery, unorthodox Lieutenant Colonel Wendell Fertig, a ragtag army of troops and Philippine soldiers must stand against the might of the Imperial Japanese army. But their supplies are low, the situation is desperate, and time is running out. Now, a cadre of OSS agents is their only contact with the outside world--and their only hope for survival.
They were the leaders, the men who made the decision that changed the outcome of battles...and the fate of the continents. From the awesome landing at Normandy to the torturous campaigns of the South Pacific, from the frozen hills of Korea to the devastated wastes of Dien Bien Phu, they had earned their stars. Now they led America's finest against her most relentless enemy deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia. It was a new kind of war, but the Generals led a new kind of army, ready for battle and for glory...
They were the young ones, the bright ones, the ones with the dreams. From the wastes of North Africa to the bloody corridors of Europe, they answered the call gladly. War - it was their duty, their job, their life. They marched off as boys and they came back those who made it as soldiers and professionals, forged in the heat of battle.
The Amazing Magnificent Stupendous Incredible Outstanding Unbeatable Exceptional (and Humble) Rubberband Boy
A humorous middle grade novel about two trouble-making 5th graders (well, one trouble-maker and his best friend who in reality is a nice kid; but we all grew up with that best friend who always got us into trouble) who end up having to save their classmates from their strange new Social Studies teacher. To avoid getting caught on the school security cameras and receiving yet another couple years of detention, the protagonist dons a make-shift costume comprising a paper plate mask, a fanny pack full of rubber bands, and his mother's pink bathroom towel (with yellow poke dots).
