| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
D 811 W45 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
14157 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - (hardbound)
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| Language Code |
- Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - D 811 W45
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| Main Entry |
- Personal name - White, William Lindsay,
- Dates associated with a name - 1900-1973
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| Title Statement |
- Title - They were expendable
- Statement of responsibility, etc. - W. L. White
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc. - New York :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - Harcourt, Brace and company,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc. - [1942].
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - vii, 209 p.
- Dimensions - 22 x 15 cm.
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| Content Type |
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| Media Type |
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| Carrier Type |
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc. - Action-packed journalistic account (written during the war to inspire Americans) of the operations of the US Navy's Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 in the defense of the Philippines. Journalist White was able to interview four officers of the squadron, including its commanding officer, Lt. John D. Bulkeley. The officers had managed to get out of the Philippines before the surrender. The torpedo boats (PT boats) were active in Manila Bay, attacked Japanese ships in Subic Bay and patrolled the west coast of Bataan. Their encounters with the Japanese are vividly described, as well as the problems faced by the squadron, which lacked fuel, spare parts and modern repair facilities. The officers also recount attempts at sabotage (wax in their fuel), and the daring evacuation of General MacArthur and his staff from Corregidor to Mindanao. The book ends with the evacuation of President Quezon from Negros to Mindanao, and the ultimate loss of the last boats. This book became a best seller in the US during the war, and was made into a hit movie. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
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| Language Note |
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - United States. Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Campaigns
- Geographic subdivision - Philippines.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Personal narratives, American.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Torpedo-boats.
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| Index Termuncontrolled |
- Uncontrolled term - Bataan
- Uncontrolled term - Corregidor
- Uncontrolled term - John D. Bulkeley
- Uncontrolled term - Mindanao
- Uncontrolled term - Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3
- Uncontrolled term - Philippine defense campaign
- Uncontrolled term - PT boat operations
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