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AV-3F |
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Available |
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DVD-0028 |
| Title Statement |
- Title - Secret war in the Pacific :
- Remainder of title - the story of Commander Charles "Chick" Parsons, the man General Douglas MacArthur called the bravest man he had ever known [videorecording] /
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - [written and directed by] Peter Parsons and Morgan Cavett ; [narrated by] Steve Nevil and John Anderson ; [additional direction, photography, writing and editing by] John Anderson ; [information programs] Lucky Guillermo ; [original music composed by] Howard Leese
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| Edition Statement |
- Edition statement - Commemorative ed.
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - Riverside, CA :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Peter Parsons and Moon River Productions,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - c2006
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 1 videodisc (50 mins. ) :
- Other physical details - sd., col. ;
- Extent - 1 videodisc of 1 (91 min.)
- Other physical details - sd., col.
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| Digital File Characteristics |
- File type - video file
- Encoding format - DVD
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| Creation/production Credits Note |
- Creation/production credits note - Narrated by Steve Nevil and John Anderson ; Additional direction, photography, writing and editing by John Anderson ;
Original music composed by Howard Leese
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - "Secret War in the Pacific is an amazing story about a man of humble origins from rural Tennessee. Charles "Chick" Parsons, as a 20-year-old adventurer, went to the Philippines on a tramp steamer, jumped ship and sought his fortune in the united States' proudest colony. He was doing very well for himself when WWII broke out and he was capture in Manila by the Japanese. The story of his escape and return to action as one of General Douglas MacArthur's key agents reads like fiction.
Parsons joined MacArthur in Australia to create a fleet of special mission submarines dedicated to supplying the guerilla resistance movement in the Philippines. He personally went in by submarine bringing guns, ammunition, medical supplies, food, radios and commandos. The Japanese put a price on his head, but this did not stop the intrepid Parsons from entering even into the heart of the Japanese command in Manila itself-dressed as a priest. He was awarded a Bronze Star, distinguished service cross, two Navy Crosses, and the Philippine Medal for Valor.
The story crediting this man and the brave Filipino and American guerillas is long overdue. These were the men who enabled MacArthur to fulfill the pledge he made shortly after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor: "I shall return." "
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| Subject Personal Name |
- Personal name - Parsons, Charles
- Numeration - 1902-1988.
- Personal name - MacArthur, Douglas
- Numeration - 1880-1964.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Philipines.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Pacific.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Naval operations, American.
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| Index Termgenre/form |
- Genre/form data or focus term - War films and programs
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| Personal Name |
- Personal name - Cavett, Morgan
- Relator term - writer and director
- Personal name - Nevil, Steve
- Relator term - narrator
- Personal name - Anderson, John
- Relator term - director, photographer, writer and editor
- Personal name - Guillermo, Lucky
- Relator term - information programmer
- Personal name - Leese, Howard
- Relator term - original music composer
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