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They Volunteered For This: Merrill's Marauders

They Volunteered For This: Merrill's Marauders

A film focusing on one of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units, Merrill's Marauders. Legendary news anchor Tom Brokaw narrates the tale of a group of volunteer soldiers who specialized in “hit and run” tactics in the jungles and mountains of Burma.

They Volunteered For This: Merrill's Marauders is presented by your local public television station.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television

They Volunteered For This: Merrill's Marauders

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Special | 57m 26s | Tom Brokaw narrates the tale of the most heroic and least talked about units in WWII. (57m 26s)

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