You're No Good to Me Dead: Behind Japanese Lines in the Philippines (Naval Institute Special Warfare)

A memoir of the author's experiences as an Allied Intelligence Bureau agent behind Japanese lines in the Philippines, establishing intelligence networks and guerrilla armies in advance of invasions by order of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. The team penetrated the Filipino jungles to report troop strength and conduct sabotage operations, and the author comments on the difficulty and dangers experienced by clandestine agents and Filipino partisans, giving unique insight into the culture and attitudes of the peasant societies which they encountered. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.