Lonely Vigil

by Walter Lord
Category: "World History - Military"
Pages:366
Year of Publication:1977
Date Added:08/08/2006
Date Read:09/26/1992
Notes:Account of the Coastwatchers of the Solomons — that remarkable band of individualists who operated deep behind Japanese lines in the dark days of 1942-43. Living by their wits, with the help of friendly natives, they passed along critical intelligence, rescued downed flyers, and saved men from their sinking ships — including John F. Kennedy’s PT 109. In Admiral Halsey’s words, "The Coastwatchers saved Guadalcanal and Guadalcanal saved the Pacific."
My Rating: 8

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