{"title":"Fred E. Randle","description":"\u003cp\u003eFRED E. RANDLE was a World War II veteran who served with Merrill’s Marauders, the U.S. Army’s 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), in Burma. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eHell on Land Disaster at Sea\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandle survived the sinking of the HMS Rohna in 1943, one of the worst at-sea military disasters in American history, and was sworn to secrecy about the event for more than fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandle died on November 23, 2020, at the age of 97, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred E. Randle’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hell-on-land-disaster-at-sea","title":"Hell on Land Disaster at Sea: The Story of Merrill's Marauders and the Sinking of the Rhona","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Hell on Land Fred Randle breaks his more than half a century silence on his ordeal during World War II, including eye witness account of America's worst at-sea military disaster, the sinking of the HMS Rohna in which 1,047 American soldiers were killed. Randle also describes his service with Merrill's Marauders against Japanese forces in Burma, and his survival during their 800-mile march through the world's most formidable terrain. History buffs will find Randle's first hand criticisms of the  decisions and actions of American General Joseph W Stilwell in the Asian campaign to be both sobering and enlightening. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1630269565\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781630269562\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Fred E. Randle, William W. Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43456728826072,"sku":"9781563117763","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43456728858840,"sku":"9781630269562","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781563117763_FChigh_mockup_v2_1667316918_b4d9ae28-72d8-4cde-a70c-f922948743ad.jpg?v=1791058094"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-fred-e-randle.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}