Cruise of the Lanikai: Incitement to War By Kemp Tolley Rear Admiral, Retired
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Personalize
- Yes
- Type
- Paperback
- Features
- Acid free paper, 1st Edition
- Personalization Instructions
- unidentified signature in 4 places
- Vintage
- Yes
- Personalized
- Yes
- Publication Name
- Naval Institute Press
- ISBN-10
- 1557504067
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Signed
- No
- Era
- 1940s
- ISBN
- 9781557504067
- Book Title
- Cruise of the Lanikai : Incitement to War
- Book Series
- Bluejacket Bks.
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Item Length
- 8.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II
- Item Weight
- 17.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 360 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
1557504067
ISBN-13
9781557504067
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2296861
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cruise of the Lanikai : Incitement to War
Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Military / World War II
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
Bluejacket Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-070348
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
940.54/5973
Synopsis
In early December 1941 in the Philippines, a young Navy ensign named Kemp Tolley was given his first ship command, an old 76-foot schooner that had once served as a movie prop in John Ford's The Hurricane. Crewed mostly by Filipinos who did not speak English and armed with a cannon that had last seen service in the Spanish-American War, the Lanikai was under top-secret presidential orders to sail south into waters where the Japanese fleet was thought to be. Ostensibly the crew was to spy on Japanese naval movements, but to Tolley it was clear that their mission was to create an incident that would provoke war. Events overtook the plan, however, when Pearl Harbor was bombed before the Lanikai could get underway. When Bataan and Corregidor fell, she was ordered to set sail for Australia and became one of the few U.S. naval vessels to escape the Philippines. In this book Tolley tells the saga of her great adventure during these grim, early days of the war and makes history come alive as he regales the reader with details of the operation and an explanation of President Roosevelt's order. Tolley's description of their escape in Japanese warship-infested waters ranks with the best of sea tales, and few will be able to forget the Lanikai 's 4,000-mile, three-month odyssey., In early December 1941 in the Philippines, a young Navy ensign named Kemp Tolley was given his first ship command, an old 76-foot schooner that had once served as a movie prop in John Ford's "The Hurricane." Crewed mostly by Filipinos who did not speak English and armed with a cannon that had last seen service in the Spanish-American War, the Lanikai was under top-secret presidential orders to sail south into waters where the Japanese fleet was thought to be. Ostensibly the crew was to spy on Japanese naval movements, but to Tolley it was clear that their mission was to create an incident that would provoke war. Events overtook the plan, however, when Pearl Harbor was bombed before the Lanikai could get underway. When Bataan and Corregidor fell, she was ordered to set sail for Australia and became one of the few U.S. naval vessels to escape the Philippines. In this book Tolley tells the saga of her great adventure during these grim, early days of the war and makes history come alive as he regales the reader with details of the operation and an explanation of President Roosevelt's order. Tolley's description of their escape in Japanese warship-infested waters ranks with the best of sea tales, and few will be able to forget the Lanikai 's 4,000-mile, three-month odyssey.
LC Classification Number
D774.L33+
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- c***c (52)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book was shipped very quickly and arrived exceptionally well-packaged. It was essentially as described in the listing--no surprise there. I would highly recommend this seller for a very positive experience. This book (Vol. 4) represents one more in my quest to have a complete set of all 15. Still looking for Vols. 5 and 14 in as good a shape as your Vol 4. If you can help me there, shoot me an e-mail Larry-BOS. Thanks
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