Criminal
03-08-2006, 09:14 AM
In the book EM Nathanson states that he heard of such units in existance.
While the story may be based on the "Filthy Thirteen": a small group of airborn demolision experts whose story was documented by this book (see http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932033122/103-1119820-6772601?v=glance&n=283155), I did hear from a war veteran who served in the Marine Corps that there really were units of convict soldiers who were sent on dangerous missions. These missions tended to be so secret that even after the war they were not talked about. Furthermore, since most of those involved were killed few lived to talk about it.
Can someone verify this? I looked for reliable sources but came up with nothing.
While the story may be based on the "Filthy Thirteen": a small group of airborn demolision experts whose story was documented by this book (see http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932033122/103-1119820-6772601?v=glance&n=283155), I did hear from a war veteran who served in the Marine Corps that there really were units of convict soldiers who were sent on dangerous missions. These missions tended to be so secret that even after the war they were not talked about. Furthermore, since most of those involved were killed few lived to talk about it.
Can someone verify this? I looked for reliable sources but came up with nothing.