Cruise of the Lanikai: Incitement to WarIn early December 1941 in the Philippines, a young Navy ensign named Kemp Tolley was given his first ship command, an old 76-foot schooner that had once served as a movie prop in John Ford's "The Hurricane." Crewed mostly by Filipinos who did not speak English and armed with a cannon that had last seen service in the Spanish-American War, the Lanikai was under top-secret presidential orders to sail south into waters where the Japanese fleet was thought to be. Ostensibly the crew was to spy on Japanese naval movements, but to Tolley it was clear that their mission was to create an incident that would provoke war. Events overtook the plan, however, when Pearl Harbor was bombed before the Lanikaicould get underway. When Bataan and Corregidor fell, she was ordered to set sail for Australia and became one of the few U.S. naval vessels to escape the Philippines. In this book Tolley tells the saga of her great adventure during these grim, early days of the war and makes history come alive as he regales the reader with details of the operation and an explanation of President Roosevelt's order. Tolley's description of their escape in Japanese warship-infested waters ranks with the best of sea tales, and few will be able to forget the Lanikai's 4,000-mile, three-month odyssey. |
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... Naval Institute Press, 1973. Includes bibliographical references andindex. 1. World War, 1939–1945—Naval operations, American. 2. Lanikai (Ship) 3. World War, 1939–1945— Personal narratives, American. 4. Tolley, Kemp, 1908– I. Title. II ...
... Naval Institute Press, 1973. Includes bibliographical references andindex. 1. World War, 1939–1945—Naval operations, American. 2. Lanikai (Ship) 3. World War, 1939–1945— Personal narratives, American. 4. Tolley, Kemp, 1908– I. Title. II ...
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... operations.After initialBritishFar East reverses their remaining naval forces were placed under the overall direction of the ABDA organization withAdmiral in Java, ThomasC. Hart as the first commander of ABDA's naval elements. A ...
... operations.After initialBritishFar East reverses their remaining naval forces were placed under the overall direction of the ABDA organization withAdmiral in Java, ThomasC. Hart as the first commander of ABDA's naval elements. A ...
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... Naval Operations Admiral Harold R. Stark.Their silence isperhapsmore eloquent than words. A numberof others support mefully. They include fourstarand other admirals, members ofCongress, and many wellknown authors and historians. After ...
... Naval Operations Admiral Harold R. Stark.Their silence isperhapsmore eloquent than words. A numberof others support mefully. They include fourstarand other admirals, members ofCongress, and many wellknown authors and historians. After ...
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... Navy Yard still smoldered after the devastating Japanese air raid of 10 ... operations. Canopus was lying alongside a Manila pier coveredwith camouflage ... naval establishments would have toevacuateon afewhours' notice. Immediately ...
... Navy Yard still smoldered after the devastating Japanese air raid of 10 ... operations. Canopus was lying alongside a Manila pier coveredwith camouflage ... naval establishments would have toevacuateon afewhours' notice. Immediately ...
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... youngnaval officer findshis first command athrilling challenge. But theUSS Lanikai wasaship no one hadever heard of before. At FleetHeadquarters, where Imet Commander Harry B. Slocum, thefleet operations officer, Ifoundout why.The ...
... youngnaval officer findshis first command athrilling challenge. But theUSS Lanikai wasaship no one hadever heard of before. At FleetHeadquarters, where Imet Commander Harry B. Slocum, thefleet operations officer, Ifoundout why.The ...
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