Check the listing for details. Galahad, by Charles Newton Hunter, Colonel, U.S. Army, 2nd printing. Listed at 75.00 USD. What did actually happen in Burma in 1944 when Galahad Force (Merill’s Marauders) invaded North Burma? There were glowing reports of sacrifice, but was the sacrifice necessary? There were some ugly whispers of broken morale. But were they true? Col. Hunter, who bore the major share of responsibility for carrying out operations, tells the whole story in GALAHAD with no punches pulled.As Col. Hunter graphically describes the situation, all the hideous aspects of war, all the lurking and insidious spirit-crushing dangers of jungle fighting were compounded by mix-ups in the High Command. As a result, sick men were sent into action - ammunition and food were not delivered - logistic and medical support were confused. The taking of Myitkyina was, indeed, a costly operation. About 2,000 men, all volunteers for a “hazardous mission,” were lost in Operation Galahad, the code designation of the regiment that had no official name other than 5307th Composite Unit (provisional). That Col. Hunter, who succeeded Gen. Frank D. Merrill in command after each of his two heart attacks, should be pouring out his bitterness in this book is understandable. The bitterness, however, does not obscure his devotion to his men. When he is reporting on their hardships and frustration, he writes with humor and pathos - and with a soldier’s choice of choice words. And, speaking of morale, “Sick men have no morale,” he says. “The ranks were filled with sick and wounded, snatched out of their hospital beds and ruthlessly sent back into action.”That such a book as GALAHAD could have been written is a sad commentary on our military organization and the lack of training for jungle warfare before World War II. But written it has been and by a man who went every step of the way through the whole disastrous campaign… by a soldier who saw warfare in the raw and by an officer whose position and experience made him cognizant of blunders higher up. Now, after almost 20 years, the American people can learn the facts - and make a judgment of where to place the blame.