Illuminates the strange adventures, extreme behaviours and forgotten tragedies that took place during World War II. Ranging from Adolf Hitler's ""children factory"", to the smuggling of gold bullion from the besieged island of Corregidor, these accounts provide insight into the larger scope of the war.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Terms and Phrases     
Introduction     

PART I: THE MYSTERIOUS AND UNEXPLAINED     
1. The Sitting Duck     
2. The Phantom Four-Stacker     
3. No German Child Should Go Unborn     
4. Bullion for Ballast     
5. Her Name Was Evergreen     
6. The Peking Man: Where Is He?     
7. The First Captives     

PART II: THE REST OF THE STORY     
8. Beyond the USS Panay     
9. The Smoking Cobras     
10. More Ships Than the Navy     
11. Stories from the KPM     
12. Preempting the Flying Tigers     
13. Winston’s Special     
14. The Paukenschlag of April 1942     

PART III: EVENTS WORTH REMEMBERING     
15. The City of Benares     
16. The Battle of Buna     
17. The Massacre at Palawan     
18. The Voyage of the Li Wo     
19. The Saga of Annie Clark     
20. The Incredible John H. Lang     
21. The Cave of the Virgins     

Conclusion     
Bibliography     
Index