THEY WERE EXPENDABLE.

White, W.L.

ISBN 10: 0151894957 / ISBN 13: 9780151894956

Published by Harcourt, Brace., New York, 1942

About this Item

Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. Cut Autograph of actor Robert Montgomery who co-starred with John Wayne in the role of Lt. John "Brick" Brickley on index card laid-into book. (Couple tiny nicks at top edge. Chipping at spine ends on DJ. , without affect to titles. Orange hue on spine of DJ. Mildly faded. Short edge tears in DJ. Previous owner's name & date inked at head of front pastedown. Mild erasure on front endpaper. ) Basis for director John Ford's film that British film director Lindsay Anderson deemed his masterpiece. ; 5 1/2" X 8 1/4"; 309 pages. Seller Inventory # 8992

Bibliographic Details

Title: THEY WERE EXPENDABLE.

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace., New York

Publication Date: 1942

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

Based on the true adventures of the US Navy PT Boat crews in the South Pacific at the very beginning of World War II; Source for John Ford's 1945 star-studded movie of the same name.

From the Back Cover:

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.