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MacArthur's Escape: John Wild Man Bulkeley and the Rescue of an American Hero

Door George W Smith

Categorie
Verenigde Staten & Canada
Boeknummer
#372404-ZE18
Titel
MacArthur's Escape: John Wild Man Bulkeley and the Rescue of an American Hero
Auteur
Smith, George W
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Minneapolis : Zenith Press
Jaar van uitgave
2005
ISBN10
0760321760
ISBN13
9780760321768
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original blue boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with some photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting
In the dark days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, a unique bond developed between Lieutenant John Bulkeley and larger-than-life General Douglas MacArthur. "Wild Man" Bulkeley's small fleet of PT boats were, after all, virtually the only force capable of carrying out offensive action against the overwhelming Japanese attack. This unlikely relationship forged in the midst of catastrophe culminated in one of the most thrilling moments of World War II - the escape from Corregidor related in this powerful book. MacArthur's Escape recreates the drama and danger of March 12, 1942 when, under cover of darkness, four PT boats under Bulkeley's command slipped out of Manila Bay to run the Japanese blockade on a harrowing two-day, 600-mile trip to Mindanao - where long range bombers waited ... (Lees verder)to carry the general to Australia to begin the long hard road back to the Philippines.
Pagina's
288
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 12,50

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