Bibliography of Sources Consulted (Session 2)
Alamo Scouts:
Books, diaries, unpublished manuscripts:
Andrews, John; Airborne Album - 1943-1945 - Normandy to Victory; Phillips
Publications; Williamstown, NJ; 1993
Black, Robert W.; Rangers in World War II; Ivy Books; New York; 1992
Breuer, William B.; The Great Raid on Cabanatuan - Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of
Bataan and Corregidor; New York; John Wiley & Sons; 1994
----------; MacArthur's Undercover War - Spies, Saboteurs, Guerrillas, and Secret
Missions; New York; John Wiley & Sons; 1995
Burford, John; LRRPs in Action; Carrolltown, TX; Squadron/Signal Publications; 1994
Dwyer, John B.; Scouts and Raiders - The Navy's First Special Warfare Commandos;
Westport, CT; Praeger; 1993
Finnegan, John P.; Military Intelligence - A Picture History; U.S. Army Intelligence and
Security Command; date unknown but around 1986
General and Special Staff sections; Report on the Luzon Campaign; Sixth United States
Army; undated
Grimes, Martin; Turnip Greens and Sergeant Stripes; New Rochelle, NY; Arlington
House; 1972
Hochstrasser, Lewis B.; They Were First - The True Story of the Alamo Scouts;
unpublished manuscript in author's colection; 1944
Hogan, David W., Jr.; The Evolution of the Concept of the U.S. Army's Rangers, 19421983; Duke University doctoral dissertation; 1986
----------; U.S. Army Special Operations in World War II; Government Printing Office;
Washington, DC; 1992
Johnson, Forrest B.; Hour of Redemption: The Ranger Raid on Cabanatuan; New York;
Manor Books; 1978
King, Michael J.; Rangers: Selected Combat Operations in World War II; Combat
Studies Institute (Leavenworth Papers, USCGSC); Fort Leavenworth; 1985
Krueger, Walter F.; From Down Under to Nippon; Combat Forces Press; Washington,
DC; 1953
Macksey, Kenneth; Commando Strike - The Story of Amphibious Raiding in World War
II; London; Leo Cooper; 1985
McConnell, Zeke; Diary - Alamo Scouts; unpublished; 1944
McMillan, George; The Old Breed - A History of the First Marine Division in World War
II; Infantry Journal Press; Washington, DC; 1953
Miller, John, Jr.; Cartwheel: The Reduction of Rabaul; Office of the Chief, Military
History (United States Army in World War II - The War in the Pacific); Washington;
1959
Morison, Samuel E.; Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier - 22 July 1942-1 May 1944;
Boston; Little, Brown (History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II,
Volume VI); 1950
Niles, Gibson; The Operations of the Alamo Scouts (Sixth U.S. Army Special
Reconnaissance Unit); U.S. Army Infantry School; Fort Benning; 1948
Powe, M.B. and E.E. Wilson; The Evolution of American Military Intelligence; US Army
Intelligence Center and School; 1973
Ross, Bob; Diary - Alamo Scouts, Sixth Army; unpublished; 1945
Rottman, Gordon L.; US Army Rangers & LRRP Units 1942-1987; Osprey Publishing;
London; 1987
Rounsaville, Tom J.; The Operations of the Alamo Scouts (Sixth U.S. Army Special
Reconnaissance Unit); U.S. Army Infantry School; Fort Benning; 1950
Smith, Robert R.; The Approach to the Philippines; Office of the Chief, Military History
(United States Army in World War II - The War in the Pacific); Washington; 1953
----------; Triumph in the Philippines; Office of the Chief, Military History (United
States Army in World War II - The War in the Pacific); Washington;
1963
Stanton, Shelby L.; Order of Battle - U.S. Army, World War II; Presidio Press; Novato,
CA; 1984
Wright, Bertram C.; The 1st Cavalry Division in World War II; Tokyo; Toppan Printing;
1947
Zedric, Lance Q.; The Alamo Scouts: Eyes Behind the Lines - Sixth Army's Special
Reconnaissance Unit of World War II; Western Illinois University master's thesis; 1993
----------; Silent Warriors of World War II - The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines;
Ventura, CA; Pathfinder Publishing; 1995
Articles, other papers:
Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3; "Combat Notes"; Headquarters Sixth Army, 21 March 1945
Author unknown; "Alamo Scouts Sixth Army"; date and source unknown
Author unknown; "Enemy on Luzon - An Intelligence Summary; Chapter IV, Special
Reconnaissance Operations"; and source unknown
Author unknown; "The Saga of Bill Nellist - Alamo Scout"; in Airborne Quarterly;
Spring 1991
Chronis, Peter G.; "Alamo Scouts: Masters of Stealth"; in The Denver Post; October 5,
1993
Dilley, Michael F. and Lance Q. Zedric; "The Recon of Los Negros"; in Behind The
Lines; May-June 1995
Garland, Al; "Alamo Scouts Played Vital Role in War"; in The Benning Leader;
September 10, 1993
Hughes, Les; "The Alamo Scouts"; in Trading Post; April-June 1986
Johnson, Raymond and Alfred Hahn; "Alamo Scouts, U.S. 6th Army - 1943-1945"; in
Company of Military Historians; Plate 499
Lindsey, Beverly; "CSM Galen C. Kittelson Retires - Last of the Alamo Scouts"; in Static
Line; probably September or October 1978
McCracken, W.W. and A. A. Littman; "The Alamo Scouts"; in Trading Post; April-June
1963
Mehle, Michael; "25 WWII Veterans Gather to Remember Their Alamo"; in Rocky
Mountain News; October 2, 1993
Mucci, Henry A.; "We Swore We'd Die or Do It"; in The Saturday Evening Post; April 7,
1945
Nabbie, Eustace E. (pseud. Mayo S. Stuntz); "The Alamo Scouts"; in Studies in
Intelligence (a publication of the CIA); date unknown
Pames, George; "The Great Cabanatuan Raid"; in Air Classics (two issues), date
unknown but probably 1981-1984
Raymond, Allen, "Team of Heroes: The Alamo Scouts"; in The Saturday Evening Post;
June 30, 1945
Sackton, Frank J.; "Southwest Pacific Alamo Scouts"; in Armored Cavalry Journal;
January-February 1947
Shelton, George R.; "The Alamo Scouts"; in Armor; September-October 1982
Spencer, Murlin; "Saga of the Alamo Scouts" in Detroit Free Press; October 15, 1944
Wells, Billy E, Jr.; "The Alamo Scouts - Lessons for LRSUs"; in Infantry; May-June
1989
Zedric, Lance Q.; "Prelude to Victory - The Alamo Scouts"; in Army; July 1994
---------- and Michael F. Dilley; "Raid on Oransbari"; in Behind The Lines, NovemberDecember 1995
Interviews and letters with:
Galen C. Kittleson (several interviews between 1992 and 1999)
William Nellist (several interviews in 1992 and 1995)
Tom J. Rounsaville (several interviews in 1992, 1995, and 1998)
Andy Smith (several interviews in 1992, 1995, and 1998)
Robert S. Sumner (several letters and interviews between 1992 and 1999)
Mayo S. Stuntz (several interviews in 1992, 1995, and 1998)