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Gause, Damon Rocky; Ambrose, Stephen

 
9780786865109: The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause
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ISBN 10 : 0786865105 ISBN 13 : 9780786865109
Editeur : Hyperion, 1999

Synopsis

A Veterans Day treasure, the true, first-person account of a captured World War II soldiers incredible escape and courageous journey home, discovered after more than fifty years. Of all the heroic stories to come out of World War II, few are so extraordinary as that of Major Rocky Gause, who was captured by the Japanese, escaped from the infamous Bataan Death March, and, with a fellow soldier, endured a harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, hand-crafted boat. In the battered notebook he kept throughout his journey and later converted to a thrilling narrative, Gause traced his steps from the besieged city of Manila on New Years Eve, 1941, to his safe landing on the Australian coast ten months later.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A Veterans Day treasure, the true, first-person account of a captured World War II soldiers incredible escape and courageous journey home, discovered after more than fifty years. Of all the heroic stories to come out of World War II, few are so extraordinary as that of Major Rocky Gause, who was captured by the Japanese, escaped from the infamous Bataan Death March, and, with a fellow soldier, endured a harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, hand-crafted boat. In the battered notebook he kept throughout his journey and later converted to a thrilling narrative, Gause traced his steps from the besieged city of Manila on New Years Eve, 1941, to his safe landing on the Australian coast ten months later.

Revue de presse

"This incredible journey is truly a remarkable account of the guts and patriotism of a genuine World War II hero."―H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General, U.S. Army, Retired

"The tale he's left us has the feel of that moment when America was desperate for heroes, and reading it now is as much a trip back in time as it is a journey across the dark Sulu Sea."―New York Times Book Review

"His story is utterly amazing, and so too is this book. We are in his sons debt for permitting us to read it."―Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

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Éditeur
Hyperion
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786865105
ISBN 13 
9780786865109
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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