Southwest passage :: the Yanks in the Pacific /
At a time when few Americans had visited Australia, journalist John Lardner sailed down under with the U.S. armed forces as one of the first American war correspondents in the Pacific theater. With his excellent sense of humor and gift for narrative, Lardner penned vignettes of MacArthur's arri...
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Zusammenfassung: | At a time when few Americans had visited Australia, journalist John Lardner sailed down under with the U.S. armed forces as one of the first American war correspondents in the Pacific theater. With his excellent sense of humor and gift for narrative, Lardner penned vignettes of MacArthur's arrival and his reception in Melbourne and a flight with the daring Dutch flier Capt. Hans Smits. More frequently, Lardner wrote about the ordinary day and the average person. Traveling throughout the country, in Southwest Passage Lardner offers a glimpse of Australia in the 1940s and generates war. |
Beschreibung: | Originally published: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1943. |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: | 080325329X 9780803253292 |
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contents | The unready -- Westward (censored) ho! -- Convoy -- All ashore -- The shirtsleeve Baedeker -- The last bastion -- MacArthur and MacArthuriana -- Road company -- Darwin -- Japs, mostly dead -- The planes we fight with -- Dakota in the red dust -- As the Dutchman flies -- City life -- Log of the firecracker -- Port of bombs and butterflies -- Between zeros -- Seven deadly young men -- Coral Sea -- Diggers at work -- Behind the lines -- The Tasman bumps -- Homeward : the odd pace -- Glossary. |
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spelling | Lardner, John, 1912-1960. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmhPBKr9xH36PHpjrDg8C http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003038889 Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / John Lardner ; introduction by Alex Belth. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2013] 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Originally published: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Company, 1943. Includes bibliographical references. The unready -- Westward (censored) ho! -- Convoy -- All ashore -- The shirtsleeve Baedeker -- The last bastion -- MacArthur and MacArthuriana -- Road company -- Darwin -- Japs, mostly dead -- The planes we fight with -- Dakota in the red dust -- As the Dutchman flies -- City life -- Log of the firecracker -- Port of bombs and butterflies -- Between zeros -- Seven deadly young men -- Coral Sea -- Diggers at work -- Behind the lines -- The Tasman bumps -- Homeward : the odd pace -- Glossary. Print version record. At a time when few Americans had visited Australia, journalist John Lardner sailed down under with the U.S. armed forces as one of the first American war correspondents in the Pacific theater. With his excellent sense of humor and gift for narrative, Lardner penned vignettes of MacArthur's arrival and his reception in Melbourne and a flight with the daring Dutch flier Capt. Hans Smits. More frequently, Lardner wrote about the ordinary day and the average person. Traveling throughout the country, in Southwest Passage Lardner offers a glimpse of Australia in the 1940s and generates war. Lardner, John, 1912-1960. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003038889 Lardner, John, 1912-1960 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmhPBKr9xH36PHpjrDg8C World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 Australia. World War, 1939-1945 New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 Press coverage United States. War correspondents United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Pacifique, Région du. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Australie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Nouvelle-Guinée. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Couverture de presse États-Unis. Correspondants de guerre États-Unis Biographies. Press coverage fast War correspondents fast Australia fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRv8PPH7gCqhkJ8DK8bM New Guinea fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfMh4DGVm6DthvP8M9VYP Pacific Area fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb 1939 - 1945 fast Personal narratives fast Biographies fast Personal narratives American fast Personal narratives. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026142 Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Récits personnels. rvmgf Biographies. rvmgf has work: Southwest Passage (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCG9VjfrGfVV49HFDjk3GH3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: 9780803240988 0803240988 (DLC) 2013003806 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3123261 Volltext |
spellingShingle | Lardner, John, 1912-1960 Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / The unready -- Westward (censored) ho! -- Convoy -- All ashore -- The shirtsleeve Baedeker -- The last bastion -- MacArthur and MacArthuriana -- Road company -- Darwin -- Japs, mostly dead -- The planes we fight with -- Dakota in the red dust -- As the Dutchman flies -- City life -- Log of the firecracker -- Port of bombs and butterflies -- Between zeros -- Seven deadly young men -- Coral Sea -- Diggers at work -- Behind the lines -- The Tasman bumps -- Homeward : the odd pace -- Glossary. Lardner, John, 1912-1960. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003038889 Lardner, John, 1912-1960 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmhPBKr9xH36PHpjrDg8C World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 Australia. World War, 1939-1945 New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 Press coverage United States. War correspondents United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Pacifique, Région du. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Australie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Nouvelle-Guinée. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Couverture de presse États-Unis. Correspondants de guerre États-Unis Biographies. Press coverage fast War correspondents fast |
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title | Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / |
title_auth | Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / |
title_exact_search | Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / |
title_full | Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / John Lardner ; introduction by Alex Belth. |
title_fullStr | Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / John Lardner ; introduction by Alex Belth. |
title_full_unstemmed | Southwest passage : the Yanks in the Pacific / John Lardner ; introduction by Alex Belth. |
title_short | Southwest passage : |
title_sort | southwest passage the yanks in the pacific |
title_sub | the Yanks in the Pacific / |
topic | Lardner, John, 1912-1960. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003038889 Lardner, John, 1912-1960 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmhPBKr9xH36PHpjrDg8C World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 Australia. World War, 1939-1945 New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 Press coverage United States. War correspondents United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Pacifique, Région du. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Australie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Nouvelle-Guinée. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Couverture de presse États-Unis. Correspondants de guerre États-Unis Biographies. Press coverage fast War correspondents fast |
topic_facet | Lardner, John, 1912-1960. Lardner, John, 1912-1960 World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American. World War, 1939-1945 Pacific Area. World War, 1939-1945 Australia. World War, 1939-1945 New Guinea. World War, 1939-1945 Press coverage United States. War correspondents United States Biography. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Pacifique, Région du. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Australie. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Nouvelle-Guinée. Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 Couverture de presse États-Unis. Correspondants de guerre États-Unis Biographies. Press coverage War correspondents Australia New Guinea Pacific Area United States Personal narratives Biographies Personal narratives American Personal narratives. Biographies. Récits personnels. |
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