A national bestseller when it was originally published in 1942 and the subject of a 1945 John Ford film featuring John Wayne; this book offers a thrilling account of the role of the U.S. Navy's Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three during the disastrous Philippine campaign early in World War II. The author uses an unusual; but thorough; spellbinding format to tell the story: an interview with four heroic young participants. Ranked "with the great tales of war" by the Saturday Review of Literature; it is a deeply moving book that describes the four officers' extraordinary exploits from the first appearance of Japanese planes over Manila Bay to the squadron's calamitous end-including getting Gen. Douglas MacArthur safely to Australia.Filled with action; drama; and history; this unique portrayal of "America's little Dunkirk" was described by the New York Times as being "almost unbearably painful at times; yet so engrossing that few who begin it will be able to put it down until they have finished its adventure-packed pages."
#1494000 in Books Bailey; Anne J. (EDT)/ Sutherland; Daniel E. (EDT) 2000-07-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .90 x 6.00l; 1.00 #File Name: 1557285659304 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book.By Donna kVery interesting read. My family has a whole chapter devoted to their times during the civil war. My great great grandfather is on the cover0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy ginafgood1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. My husband love it1By LynnettThis is a book that features my husband's great; great grandfather; I think it is; on the cover. Our daughter purchased it originally for my husband and it is our coffee table book. Anyone who is a Civil War buff will enjoy this book and anyone who comes to our house and asks about it usually ends up buying or receiving a copy of it.
