50,000 Japanese Hunted One American for 3 Years — He Built a Secret 35,000-Man Army

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Why one American engineer refused to surrender during WW2 — and secretly built a 35,000-man guerrilla army while 50,000 Japanese troops hunted him for three years. This World War 2 story reveals how a mining engineer from Colorado attempted the impossible behind enemy lines. May 10, 1942. Lieutenan