They Were Expendable
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- Synopsis
- Here is the first great story of our war as seen by the men fighting it. When the first Japanese planes roared over Manila Bay, Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 went into action. And when General MacArthur was ordered to Australia, Squadron 3-what was left of it- was picked to take him on the perilous trip out of Bataan. Squadron 3 fought on the sea, but its members talked, in the comradeship of battle, with the men who fought on land and in the air. The result is more than the adventure story of this single squadron, for in the background is the whole tragic panorama of the Philippine Campaign-the hopelessness and the flaming courage around America's little Dunkirk. W. L. White has interviewed four of the survivors of Squadron 3-Bulkeley, Kelly, Akers, and Cox, names already known throughout the nation-and woven their fighting accounts into a memorable and moving pattern. Mr. White has never done a finer job of writing. He has caught the very accents of experience. It is plain talk, which becomes gallant talk for all that it does not say as well as for what is said. they were expendable is a document to stir all of us-a brave and grim story to put against all complacency.
- Copyright:
- 1942
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 213 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 08/11/06
- Copyrighted By:
- W. L. White
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- James (Jim) Caldwell
- Proofread By:
- David H. Carter
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.