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