On the 12th day of April; 1861; Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter. War! It had finally come; and new recruits on both sides had been stirred with emotional oratory; however; these young men who raced to answer the call to arms were not prepared for
#403538 in Books 2000-11-22 2000-11-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .0 x 5.19l; .67 #File Name: 0786884215240 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Another of the Greatest GenerationBy Dr. R. D. B. LaimeMajor Damon "Rocky" Gause is one of those members of the Greatest Generation that Tom Brokaw has written about. He did two hitches; one in the U.S.Coast Guard and one in the army airforce; as an enlisted man. He learned to be a pilot (as a civilian) and when WWII broke out he was commissioned as a pilot. He did very little flying before the war and was sent to the Philippines . His airplane never arrived; so Rocky became a foot soldier on Battan and Corregidore. He was capatured; and escaped. Then he and other army officer got a sailboat which they used to get them from the Philippines to Australia in 55 days. Their journey was filled with all kinds of encounters. After arriving in Australia they were decorated by Gen. McArthur. Rocky was sent back to the USA; and told no more flying. He persisted; and went to England to prepare for the Allied invasion of Europe. Unfortunately he died in a plane crash in England. During his flight from the Philippines he kept a diary; which in later years was found by his son who got this fascinating book published. It's a must reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. You don't have to be a war buff to enjoy this bookBy William L. HowingtonThis is a tremendous book about the escape of an American from Japanese held Philipines. Major Rocky Gause and another American escape in a small boat and travel thousands of miles in Japanese held waters all the way to Australia. Their trials and tribulations are all in the book. Once you start reading it you can't put it down. You don't have to be a war buff to enjoy this book. It's almost unbelievable what they did. Pleas read the book; you won't regret it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I gave it as a gift because I and a ...By Patricia C. ArmstrongI gave it as a gift because I and a number of family members rate it at the top of the list for exciting war stories.
