Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Why should I contribute a little more trash? -- The itch is perpetual -- The voice of China -- The Haiphong incident -- True Hollywood story -- "I'll be careful" -- Nothing but twisted sticks -- "He types on the desk, and I type on the dressing table" -- Infamy -- Into the blackness beyond -- False convoy -- Too good to be true -- Soldier of the press. |
Summary |
The unforgettable true story of two married journalists on an island-hopping run for their lives across the Pacific after the Fall of Manila during World War II-a saga of love, adventure, and danger. |
Subject |
Jacoby, Melville Jack, 1916-1942.
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Jacoby, Annalee, 1916-2002.
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Subject(S) |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Journalists -- Biography.
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War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
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Biographies.
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Added Title |
Star-crossed love story of two WWII correspondents and their epic escape across the Pacific |
ISBN |
9780062375209 (hardcover) |
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0062375202 (hardcover) |
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9780062375216 (paperback) |
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0062375210 (paperback) |
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