The Rice Paddy Navy: U.S. Sailors Undercover in China (General Military)

The Rice Paddy Navy is a top-secret network of US Navy personnel and Chinese guerillas that worked together during World War II to fight the Japanese occupation of China.

This book uncovers the military accomplishments and political wrangling that colored one of the most successful – and little known – efforts of World War II.

With critical information supplied from the Pacific, SACO (the rice paddy navy) laid mines, trained Chinese peasants in guerrilla warfare, and contributed to the felling of more than 70,000 Japanese – while losing only five of their own men.

This book provides illuminating insights into one of the darkest periods in the 20th century and is a must-read for anyone interested in military history or World War II.