The style of writing was one of the poorest I have ever seen. The story just never gets off the ground. Fragmented...

This is an excellant account of Merrill's Marauders and the battles they fought and the conditions they endured. Charlton Ogburn Jr. was the communications officer for the 1st Battalion of Merril's Marauders and his book includes many first hand accounts ( including his own ). His narrative encompasses from when the unit was formed until it was deactivated in Aug 1944 during the siege of Myitkyina. What is especially intriguing is reading about the living conditions and the long difficult marches the unit toughed out. It is very obvious this was written by a person who was there. This was one of the first accounts ever written of Merrill's Marauders and their campaign and it does them justice. The maps in it could be better but you can still easily follow the action and not get lost. I was fortunate that I found a paperback copy of this book at a used bookstore in excellant condition. I recommend this book for any WWII buff or anyone who enjoys reading about extraordinary acts of valor and courage by ordinary people in unordinary circumstances.

i picked this up because Charlton is my first name. I knew of Heston, but now I know there are at least 4 people with my first name (Charlton Ogburn of this book is Jr, so it stands to reason there is a Sr.) Anyway, this book is very interesting in that it covers from a first person account, the Burma theater of World War II. I've studied WW2 since 1969, and this is a first for me. The prose is very thick, I've had to get my dictionary out twice, but it's a very good account. If you're a historian with an eye toward WW2, Read this book.