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"A follow-up to a fine bio of Russell Volckmann, this tale of guerrilla warfare spans from Bataan to Vietnam. " - World War II Magazine"Donald D. Blackburn's involvement in guerilla warfare against the Japanese in WWII qualified him to become one of the first commanders of the Special Forces. For this career biography, the author conducted personal interviews with Blackburn and his family in 2008, with access to all of Blackburn's personal papers, documents, photos, and his war diary from 1941-1944." - BOOK NEWS"...very well researched and readable account of one man's fascinating military career, which was rarely spent far from where the action was. " - Miniature Wargames UK"An excellent biography of one the Army's lesser known but very important leaders. Blackburn's activities in World War II alone would make him a hero, but the author goes on to cite in some detail Blackburn's other contributions in Viet Nam as well as to the evolution of Army Special Forces. The author's detailed accounts of Blackburn's activities make this book a must read for anyone interested in military history, World War II, and particularly for anyone studying or who simply enjoys reading about guerilla warfare or Army Special Forces. " - Military Writer's Society of America

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About the Author

Mike Guardia is an internationally-recognized author and military historian. A veteran of the United States Army, he served six years on active duty (2008-2014) as an Armor Officer. He is the author of the widely-acclaimed Hal Moore: A Soldier Once…and Always, the first-ever biography chronicling the life of LTG Harold G. Moore, whose battlefield leadership was popularized by the film “We Were Soldiers,” starring Mel Gibson. He has twice been nominated for the Army Historical Foundation’s Distinguished Book Award and is an active member in the Military Writers Society of America.

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Product details

Hardcover: 240 pages

Publisher: Casemate; 1st Edition edition (December 19, 2011)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1612000657

ISBN-13: 978-1612000657

Product Dimensions:

6.2 x 1 x 9.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review:

4.2 out of 5 stars

134 customer reviews

Amazon Best Sellers Rank:

#955,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

The author and historian Mike Guardia does a decent job at bringing retired United States Army, Brigadier General Donald D. Blackburn's biography to life. This book mirrors his previous work of the "American Guerrilla". In that narrative he writes about retired Brigadier General Russell W. Volkmann and his guerrilla activities against the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII on the northern island of Luzon, Republic of the Philippines, 1942 -1945. Both men escaped, (in tandem), the hellish realities of the Bataan Death March, and ultimately managed to galvanize the fighting spirit of the Filipino people. Their escape from the death march was quite miraculous, as the Japanese violently took control of the peaceful surrender of the allied troops. They, the Japanese, did this with their guns blazing away as they entered the unarmed allied camps.Several items of interest were detailed in this biography. Don's involvement with the Igorot tribesmen, more specifically the Ifugao Headhunters, and their merciless, barbaric dealings with the Japanese are graphically portrayed, (in print that is), ie. decapitating Japanese soldiers and their sympathizers with their prized and somewhat cherished bolo-bolo knives . Additionally his dealings with the "longhairs", a Filipino rouge guerrilla band that Blackburn and his Ifugao warriors convinced to work with the allies. Talk about conflict resolution... by "convincing" this rouge group of opportunist to work with him, the local Filipino people now had a horse to bet on. This triumph in it's own right helped garner 22,000 men and women to fight against the Japanese invaders.After the war, Mike details Blackburn's military history to include how efficient his jungle warfare survival troops were by infiltrating and penetrating Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, the Panama Canal, and on two occasions Camp David. His soldiers on all occasions slipped in undetected and left tell-tale signs that they did so. In the case of Camp David their surreptitious activities were done right under the noses of the Secret Service and the USMC guarding that facility. Also the Son Tay raid in Vietnam was discussed. Blackburn was the architect of that rescue attempt, in which POW were targeted for repatriation. Of course history tells us that this was a flop, as no prisoners were present during the rescue mission. Although the mission was considered by the press to be a failure, the attempt actually brought about some positive changes for prisoners and how they were treated from that point on. North Vietnam now realized that they were vulnerable to the powers that may be.Overall an easy and enjoyable read.

While the actions of a small number of Americans who refused to surrender to the Japanese after the fall of the Philippines may not fit in as nicely as OSS OG's in the lineage and origins of US Army Special Forces, some of those who fought in the Philippines as guerillas who learned on the job went on to play significant roles in the formation of US Army Special Forces.One of those men who went on to become giants in the US Army SF community include Donald Blackburn.I cannot recommend this book any higher for those wishing to learn about the little known guerilla operations against the Japanese during the dark days of WWII.I only hope that someday the story of Blackburn's career post WWII reaches open source mass media.A great resource of ad hoc American guerilla warfare operations in WWII.

A good granular account of Philippine guerrilla operations in WWII. The first part of the book essentially publishes Blackburn's diary from 1941 - 1943. An interesting narrative of how he evaded capture in 1942 and worked to establish a guerrilla army in northern Luzon. It is useful if the reader has some prior knowledge of the 1941 - 1942 Philippine campaign to put Blackburn's diary in context. Blackburn was remarkable in that as a relatively junior officer he was able to establish a large guerrilla army organized in a traditional military manner (companies, battalions staff positions).He later played a major role in establishing the U.S. Army Special Forces and developed a successful strategy for their deployment in Vietnam.The account of his involvement in planning the 1970 Ton Say raid to attempt to rescue American POW's in North Vietnam is very interesting. Although no POW's were actually rescued, POW's subsequently confirmed that their treatment improved after the raid because the Vietnamese realized they were not invulnerable.

This is a good biography of someone few Americans know about. Blackburn had a remarkable career as a guerrilla leader in the Philippines and then through the early years of the Cold War until he really left his mark on our policy in Vietnam.About half of this book is dedicated Blackburn's WWII time with the other half to the rest of his career. I sort of hoped the book went into more detail about his WWII time. Getting some information on what the Japanese were doing at the time (more information about their counter-insurgency strategy, for instance). Additionally, more information about Blackburn's time in Vietnam would have been nice. But the book is brief at just over 200 pages.Despite the shortness of the book, it is worth reading and I think Blackburn's life is worth knowing about.

Hats off to Mike Guardia for memorializing two essential leaders in US UW history. I read Shadow Commander after finishing American Guerrilla. Both stories compliment each other and are intertwined. I wish these two heroes would have been interviewed years before so that a personal touch could have been added to the stories. That being said the tales are amazing but details are few due to the fact that most of the facts found in the research cane from diaries and official documents not personal recollections. A must read if you are interested in the history of US Special Operations and UW.

It's an interesting biography but seem to lack an intangible, I can't really point. I read it along with the audio book. The narration was so-so, and the narrator's taking of deep breaths was annoying. There in no a wide scope of the events that was happening besides those involving Col. Blackburn, who is truly a heroic person. I strongly disagreed with many of Mr. Guardia's statements about Viet Nam, even so I would recommend this book

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