| Description |
xi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Landing - New Guinea -- Mission X - Washington -- Australia - a new adventure -- "Men cannot walk on water" -- The ships of small ships into combat action -- New Guinea natives and small ships -- Danger, destruction, and desperation: small ships in early action at Buna -- Rag-tag sailors and navigation in New Guinea -- Bare on the beach in battle -- Adventures on the Mambare River -- The landing ships of the rag-tag fleet -- The soldiers of small ships -- Bady day at the beach -- We gotta take that point, Lieutenant! -- In advance of the tactical troops -- How not to sail the Army's Navy -- You ain't going back to Oregon! -- Combat cheer -- "Undisciplined, unmilitary, unprincipled" -- A change of operation -- My first command -- Skippering to New guinea and Philippnes V-J Day! -- Victory in Japan - the Manila and Australia |
| Notes |
"Published with Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Mueum" --Acknowledgements |
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"The story of the U.S. Army Small Ships in the Pacific in World War 11 is a true adventure tale, and a unique history of a small fleet of nondescript ships and a motley collection of men in action" -- Foreword |
| Subject |
Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Services of Supply. Small Ships Section. Southwest Pacific Area
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Lorinna (Ship)
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Australia. Royal Australian Navy -- Supplies and stores.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Naval operations.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, Australian
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives.
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| Author |
Flint, Ernest A
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| ISBN |
0646440217 |
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