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That escape of a decade earlier was not a patch on the one sparked by Lanikai's
lying alongside dock the busy afternoon of 24 December 1941. As per Hart's
instructions , Adair sought him out early Christmas morning . With Adair was ...
That escape of a decade earlier was not a patch on the one sparked by Lanikai's
lying alongside dock the busy afternoon of 24 December 1941. As per Hart's
instructions , Adair sought him out early Christmas morning . With Adair was ...
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She still was moored alongside minesweeper Tanager . The last three crewmen
reported aboard : Engineer Wilcoxen , Radioman Burt and , as we were to thank
our lucky stars for later , “ Doc " Cossette , a pharmacist ' s mate equally useful at
...
She still was moored alongside minesweeper Tanager . The last three crewmen
reported aboard : Engineer Wilcoxen , Radioman Burt and , as we were to thank
our lucky stars for later , “ Doc " Cossette , a pharmacist ' s mate equally useful at
...
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Would we desert old faithful Lanikai to leave her rotting alongside some mossy
pier , and go off to man something more orthodox ? Everybody was a little tense .
Our apprehensions were mixed with expectations . Meanwhile , the fish bought in
...
Would we desert old faithful Lanikai to leave her rotting alongside some mossy
pier , and go off to man something more orthodox ? Everybody was a little tense .
Our apprehensions were mixed with expectations . Meanwhile , the fish bought in
...
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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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