They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable by W L White. Published by Harcourt Brace & Co, New York, NY, 1942. 1st Edition. Hardbound, no DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Readers Copy. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. Summary from DJ pasted inside front cover, binding in fair condition, content in excellent condition. 209 Pgs. 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 Batan. 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. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 8681.