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They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines

William Lindsay White

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Description:A national bestseller when it was originally published in 1942 and the subject of a 1945 John Ford film featuring John Wayne, They Were Expendable offers an account of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three's heroic actions during the disastrous Philippine campaign early in World War II. The author uses an unusual and effective format to tell the story: an interview with the four young survivors whose names are forever linked with the tragedy - John Bulkeley, Robert Kelly, Anthony Akers, and George Cox. Deeply moving, it describes Squadron Three's brave exploits, from the first appearance of Japanese planes over Manila Bay to its calamitous end, including a thrilling account of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's escape from Bataan.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines. To get started finding They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A national bestseller when it was originally published in 1942 and the subject of a 1945 John Ford film featuring John Wayne, They Were Expendable offers an account of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three's heroic actions during the disastrous Philippine campaign early in World War II. The author uses an unusual and effective format to tell the story: an interview with the four young survivors whose names are forever linked with the tragedy - John Bulkeley, Robert Kelly, Anthony Akers, and George Cox. Deeply moving, it describes Squadron Three's brave exploits, from the first appearance of Japanese planes over Manila Bay to its calamitous end, including a thrilling account of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's escape from Bataan.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines. To get started finding They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines

They Were Expendable: An American Torpedo Boat Squadron in the U.S. Retreat from the Philippines

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