Commando!: The M/Z Unit's Secret War Against Japan

by A.B. Feuer

This little-known story of Australia's M/Z Unit commandos, and the part they played in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, is a fascinating account of daring, clandestine operations conducted by the Allies deep into enemy-held territory. M Unit personnel were secretly landed to set up coastwatching posts and radio stations to report on Japanese shipping movements and bombing flights heading to raid Allied positions. Members of the Z Unit carried out assigned raids into enemy controlled areas, and also attacked targets of opportunity. Many commandos were delivered on their missions by U.S. Navy submarines that sneaked into dangerously shallow waters to put the men ashore―and then returned to pick them up. Other operatives were inserted by PT boats, Catalina aircraft, parachute, and snake boats. Many of these operations are still classified.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published April 30, 1996

About the author

Bud Feuer is a retired journalist with 50 years experience in the newspaper, magazine and book business. After retiring in 1985, Bud moved to Roanoke, VA and began another venture into the publishing field. During the next 20 years, Bud published over a dozen books, and has written several hundred stories that have appeared in newsstand magazines.