MacArthur's escape : John "Wild Man" Bulkeley and the rescue of an American hero /
Statement of responsibility: George W. Smithby
Smith, George W
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BookPublisher: St. Paul, MN : Zenith Press, c2005Description: 288 p. : ill., maps ; 24 x 16 cm.ISBN: 760321760 (hardbound).Subject(s): Bulkeley, John Duncan, 1911- | MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 | United States. Navy. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American | World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Ocean | Corregidor | Gen. Douglas MacArthur | John Bulkeley | Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3 | Philippine defense campaign | PT boat operations | QuezonOnline resources: VIEW PRELIMINARY PAGES General Note(s): Re-creates the drama of MacArthur’s March 12, 1942 escape in a PT-Boat from Corregidor, running the Japanese blockade and covering 600 miles in a trip to Mindanao where long-range bombers were waiting to escort him to Australia. - Roderick HallLanguage/Translation Info: EnglishSummary: Researched account of Lt. John Bulkeley, commander of the US Navy’s Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 3, in the defense of the Philippines in 1941-1942. Details Bulkeley’s life, arrival of the squadron in the Philippines, and operations during the defense of Bataan. Highlight of the book is the transfer of MacArthur from Corregidor to Mindanao by torpedo boat. Smith then goes on to describe the last missions of the torpedo boats, among them the “kidnapping†(in Bulkeley’s words) of President Quezon, who was taken from Negros to Mindanao, to be evacuated by air to Australia. Ends with the loss of all boats, and the return of Bulkeley and some members of his squadron to the US. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Filipinas Heritage Library Roderick Hall Coll. | D 773 .S58 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 13616 |
Re-creates the drama of MacArthur’s March 12, 1942 escape in a PT-Boat from Corregidor, running the Japanese blockade and covering 600 miles in a trip to Mindanao where long-range bombers were waiting to escort him to Australia. - Roderick Hall
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