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An honorable profession : the life and times of one of America’s most able seamen, Rear Adm. John Duncan Bulkeley, USN /
Statement of responsibility: Bruce M. Bachman.by
Bachman, Bruce M
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BookPublisher: New York : Vantage Press, c1985Edition: 1st ed.Description: xviii, 232 p. : ill.port. , 24 x 16 cm.ISBN: 533060745 (hardbound).Subject(s): Bulkeley, John Duncan, 1911- | Admirals -- United States -- BiographyLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Bulkeley was the commander of the US Navy’s Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 which arrived in Manila in late September 1941. Just over two months later, war broke out, but thanks to then Lieutenant Bulkeley’s foresight, the squadron was ready for war.
Bulkeley’s wartime experiences are covered in Chapter 4, “The Wild Man – 1941-1945.â€Â Pages 26-42 detail operations in the Philippines in 1941-1942: Apart from making surprise raids against Japanese vessels in Subic Bay, Bulkeley’s torpedo boats also evacuated MacArthur, his family and staff from Corregidor to Mindanao in a dramatic and dangerous voyage. He then transported (“kidnappedâ€Â Bulkeley insisted) President Quezon from Negros to Mindanao. His boats all gone, Bulkeley was evacuated to the US and was awarded the Medal of Honor. His career before and after the Philippines was extremely adventurous and risky, which are detailed in this biography.
Appendices print several of Bulkeley’s postwar speeches and writings, and short impressions of key events in the past (among them the sudden departure of Adm. Thomas Hart, commander of the US Asiatic Fleet, from the Philippines; impressions of MacArthur and Quezon).
The author was a US Navy officer and aide to Adm. Bulkeley, and was with the admiral when he returned to Corregidor in 1977. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Books, Monographs
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | RHC - Biography / Memoir | V 63 .B867 B33 1985 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 15290 |
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