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Page 80
His broadcast went unfinished ; sirens wailed ashore and the general alarm
aboard ship sent people to action stations . The wardroom stewards commenced
dogging down steel battle ports . I left my unfinished coffee and hurried ashore ...
His broadcast went unfinished ; sirens wailed ashore and the general alarm
aboard ship sent people to action stations . The wardroom stewards commenced
dogging down steel battle ports . I left my unfinished coffee and hurried ashore ...
Page 148
brought us , by 9 : 30 A . M . , to a small village which Nygh ' s quick visit ashore
developed to be Sabang . This was our first experience in wholly new territory . In
striking comparison with the Philippines , only one man ashore spoke Dutch , the
...
brought us , by 9 : 30 A . M . , to a small village which Nygh ' s quick visit ashore
developed to be Sabang . This was our first experience in wholly new territory . In
striking comparison with the Philippines , only one man ashore spoke Dutch , the
...
Page 155
The hospitality ashore was overwhelming ; something approaching state dinners
at the opulent Societé Harmonie the two nights in port , cocktails , tours of the city
, and liberty for the crew ashore to walk the streets and gape at shops in a ...
The hospitality ashore was overwhelming ; something approaching state dinners
at the opulent Societé Harmonie the two nights in port , cocktails , tours of the city
, and liberty for the crew ashore to walk the streets and gape at shops in a ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Cruise of the Lanikai: Incitement to War |
| Author | Kemp Tolley |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Naval Institute Press, 1973 |
| ISBN | 0870211323, 9780870211324 |
| Length | 345 pages |
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