Eve of a hundred midnights : the star-crossed love story of two World War II correspondents and their epic escape across the Pacific
Title:
Eve of a hundred midnights : the star-crossed love story of two World War II correspondents and their epic escape across the Pacific
Author:
Lascher, Bill, author.
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]
Physical Description:
vi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:
Documents the story of two married journalists who toured the Pacific islands after the fall of Manila during World War II, describing how they had many near-brushes with the Japanese and risked their lives to cover the war in the Pacific Theater.
Language:
English
Contents:
"Why should I contribute a little more trash?" -- "The itch is perpetual" -- The voice of China -- The Haiphong incident -- A 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 -- "Almost too good to be true" -- Soldier of the press.
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ISBN:
9780062375209
9780062375216
Format :
Book
