Now the hell will start : one soldier's flight from the greatest manhunt of World War II / Brendan I. Koerner.
| Author/creator | Koerner, Brendan I. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Penguin Press, 2008. |
| Description | 386 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | The remarkable tale of Herman Perry, a native of North Carolina who wound up going native in the Indo-Burmese jungle. Perry was shipped in a segregated labor battalion to South Asia in 1943, one of thousands of black soldiers dispatched to build the Ledo Road, from the mountains of northeast India across the tiger-infested vales of Burma. Perry could not endure the jungle's brutality, nor the racism of his white officers. Finally, in emotional collapse, he shot a white lieutenant. So began Perry's flight through one of the planet's most hostile realms. He eventually stumbled upon a village festooned with polished human skulls, where, amid a tribe of elaborately tattooed headhunters, he would find bliss--and would marry the chief 's fourteen-year-old daughter. Author Koerner spent nearly five years chasing Perry's ghost through the remotest corners of India and Burma, and uncovering the forgotten story of the Ledo Road's black G.I.s.--From publisher description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-376) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007043078 |
| ISBN | 9781594201738 |
| ISBN | 1594201730 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D810.B53 P4756 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |