165. "Bamboo ladders were built" ibid., p. 213. "Bamboo ladders were built" ibid., p. 213.

166. "Without a murmur of complaint" ibid., p. 175. "Without a murmur of complaint" ibid., p. 175.

167. "I gave Alex" Lt. Col. J. H. Williams, "I gave Alex" Lt. Col. J. H. Williams, Elephant Bill Elephant Bill, Hart-Davis 1950, pa.s.sim.

168. "We had entered an enchanted zone" Aldiss, op. cit., p. 158. "We had entered an enchanted zone" Aldiss, op. cit., p. 158.

169. "lukewarm, a.s.sisting whichever superior forces" LHA Gracey Papers Box 2/24 11.9.44. "lukewarm, a.s.sisting whichever superior forces" LHA Gracey Papers Box 2/24 11.9.44.

170. "with his left leg shattered" Randle, op. cit., p. 72. "with his left leg shattered" Randle, op. cit., p. 72.

171. "The war took a long time" Hill, op. cit., pp. 43, 40. "The war took a long time" Hill, op. cit., pp. 43, 40.

172. "I didn't worry about it" AI Joe Welch. "I didn't worry about it" AI Joe Welch.

173. "Even the miners among us" Hill, op. cit., p. 36. "Even the miners among us" Hill, op. cit., p. 36.

174. "I'm not carrying a haversack" IWM Daniels MS, op. cit. "I'm not carrying a haversack" IWM Daniels MS, op. cit.

175. "We seem condemned to wallow" Churchill Papers 20/176 telegram to s.m.u.ts. "We seem condemned to wallow" Churchill Papers 20/176 telegram to s.m.u.ts.

176. "Not if they go by train" Philip Mason, "Not if they go by train" Philip Mason, A Matter of Honour A Matter of Honour, Cape 1974, p. 502.

177. "Oh, the Indians were very kind" Quoted Somerville, op. cit., p. 258. "Oh, the Indians were very kind" Quoted Somerville, op. cit., p. 258.

178. "Most rankers expected little" Aldiss, op. cit., p. 180. "Most rankers expected little" Aldiss, op. cit., p. 180.

179. "My daddy always taught me" AI Linamen. "My daddy always taught me" AI Linamen.

180. "For an instant" Anthony Montague Browne, "For an instant" Anthony Montague Browne, Long Sunset Long Sunset, Ca.s.sell 1995, p. 24.

181. "It looked doom-laden" ibid., p. 27. "It looked doom-laden" ibid., p. 27.

182. "That night, the sky was red" ibid. "That night, the sky was red" ibid.

183. "We had superiority in every arm" ibid., pp. 2829. "We had superiority in every arm" ibid., pp. 2829.

184. "When one considers what the Americans" IWM 81/7/1 Romney Papers. "When one considers what the Americans" IWM 81/7/1 Romney Papers.

185. "This army is like Cinderella" LHA Lethbridge Papers, op. cit., 27.12.44. "This army is like Cinderella" LHA Lethbridge Papers, op. cit., 27.12.44.

CHAPTER FOUR * t.i.tANS AT SEA.

186. "Between 1941 and 1945" Navy Department Bureau of Construction, see J. Furer, "Between 1941 and 1945" Navy Department Bureau of Construction, see J. Furer, Administrative History of USN in WWII Administrative History of USN in WWII.

187. "The fighter direction staff" Ronald Spector, "The fighter direction staff" Ronald Spector, At War at Sea At War at Sea, Penguin 2001, p. 301.

188. "The inescapable conclusion" Joel R. Davidson, "The inescapable conclusion" Joel R. Davidson, The Unsinkable Fleet The Unsinkable Fleet, Naval Inst.i.tute Press 1996, p. 97.

189. "day in and day out life at sea" "day in and day out life at sea" Flight Quarters Flight Quarters, Veterans a.s.sociation of the Belleau Wood 1946, p. 75.

190. "You never know where you're going" LC Irwin interview. "You never know where you're going" LC Irwin interview.

191. "Dear Mom and Dad" MCHC Kohn Papers, Joseph Kohn 21.2.45. "Dear Mom and Dad" MCHC Kohn Papers, Joseph Kohn 21.2.45.

192. "you stand back under cover" James Fahey, "you stand back under cover" James Fahey, Pacific War Diary, Pacific War Diary, 194245, Houghton Mifflin 1963, p. 182. 194245, Houghton Mifflin 1963, p. 182.

193. "there weren't many f.u.c.k-ups" AI Bradlee. "there weren't many f.u.c.k-ups" AI Bradlee.

194. "It was an exhausting life" Ben Bradlee, "It was an exhausting life" Ben Bradlee, A Good Life A Good Life, New York 1995, p. 67.

195. "too old for the duty they had" NHC Joe Kenton, "too old for the duty they had" NHC Joe Kenton, Long Ago and Far Away Long Ago and Far Away, unpublished MS 2000, p. 17.

196. "for lack of anything better to do" LC Irwin interview. "for lack of anything better to do" LC Irwin interview.

197. "Everyone had a new respect" Jernigan, op. cit., p. 43. "Everyone had a new respect" Jernigan, op. cit., p. 43.

198. "it felt like being taken apart" ibid., p. 45. "it felt like being taken apart" ibid., p. 45.

199. "I had such a wonderful time" Bradlee, op. cit., p. 76. "I had such a wonderful time" Bradlee, op. cit., p. 76.

200. "time and distance" Jernigan, op. cit., p. 92. "time and distance" Jernigan, op. cit., p. 92.

201. "You want to be free again" Fahey, op. cit., p. 182. "You want to be free again" Fahey, op. cit., p. 182.

202. "On the destroyer "On the destroyer Schroeder Schroeder" George W. B. Hall, Men of the Schroeder Men of the Schroeder, Reunion Group 1995, p. 66.

203. "Carlos, a lack of formal education" Hall, op. cit., p. 137. "Carlos, a lack of formal education" Hall, op. cit., p. 137.

204. "a warping sound" Jernigan, op. cit., p. 121. "a warping sound" Jernigan, op. cit., p. 121.

205. "Each ship is like a city" ibid., p. 33. "Each ship is like a city" ibid., p. 33.

206. "You'd be playing checkers" ibid., p. 126. "You'd be playing checkers" ibid., p. 126.

207. "He...sounded just like a Georgia redneck" Richard W. Streb, "He...sounded just like a Georgia redneck" Richard W. Streb, Life and Death Aboard the U.S.S. Ess.e.x Life and Death Aboard the U.S.S. Ess.e.x, Dorrance 1999, p. 121.

208. "emotionally unstable, evil-tempered" ibid., p. 123. "emotionally unstable, evil-tempered" ibid., p. 123.

209. "The old man is getting nastier" Kenton, op. cit., p. 47. "The old man is getting nastier" Kenton, op. cit., p. 47.

210. "We hadn't spent years learning" AI Bradlee. "We hadn't spent years learning" AI Bradlee.

211. "the most important thing" NHC Oral Histories Box 5, Burke File. "the most important thing" NHC Oral Histories Box 5, Burke File.

212. "Every time we bring out" USNA RG38 Box 4 Captain L. J. Dow report. "Every time we bring out" USNA RG38 Box 4 Captain L. J. Dow report.

213. "James Hutchinson of the battleship "James Hutchinson of the battleship Colorado Colorado" NHC, James Hutchinson, The Love of a Sailor for His Ship The Love of a Sailor for His Ship, privately published 1992, p. 66.

214. "Suckers!" Samuel Eliot Morison, "Suckers!" Samuel Eliot Morison, U.S. Naval Operations in World War II U.S. Naval Operations in World War II, Vol. XII, p. 79.

215. "Of all the announcements" "Of all the announcements" Attack Transport: The Story of the U.S.S. Doyen Attack Transport: The Story of the U.S.S. Doyen, University of Minnesota Press 1946, p. 119.

216. "A carrier officer, Ensign d.i.c.k Saunders" "A carrier officer, Ensign d.i.c.k Saunders" Flight Quarters Flight Quarters, op. cit., p. 96.

217. "He ordered the vacant admiral's cabin" NHC RG38 Box 4 Riley file. "He ordered the vacant admiral's cabin" NHC RG38 Box 4 Riley file.

218. "There are men out there" ibid., Widhelm file. "There are men out there" ibid., Widhelm file.

219. "The boys in a squadron" ibid., Lamade and Mini files. "The boys in a squadron" ibid., Lamade and Mini files.

220. "The very exacting nature" NHC, Administrative History of the USN in WWII: "The very exacting nature" NHC, Administrative History of the USN in WWII: Aviation Personnel Aviation Personnel, p. 279.

221. "We learned to listen" Gerald W. Thomas, "We learned to listen" Gerald W. Thomas, Torpedo Squadron Four Torpedo Squadron Four, Rio Grande Historical Collections 1991, p. 118.

222. "Sherwin Goodman, an Avenger gunner" LC Goodman interview. "Sherwin Goodman, an Avenger gunner" LC Goodman interview.

223. "Most of our kills were" USNA RG38 Box 4 Winters file. "Most of our kills were" USNA RG38 Box 4 Winters file.

224. "From pull-out, I looked back" ibid., Lamade file. "From pull-out, I looked back" ibid., Lamade file.

225. "What the boys want to do" USNA RG38 Box 4 Caldwell file. "What the boys want to do" USNA RG38 Box 4 Caldwell file.

226. "lose their daring" "lose their daring" Aviation Personnel Aviation Personnel, op. cit., p. 281.

227. "Combat fatigue is a word we use" USNA RG38 Box 4 Lamade file. "Combat fatigue is a word we use" USNA RG38 Box 4 Lamade file.

228. "The weather was pretty good" ibid., Bakutis file. "The weather was pretty good" ibid., Bakutis file.

229. "When Lt. Robert Nelson crashed" Charles Patrick Weilland, "When Lt. Robert Nelson crashed" Charles Patrick Weilland, Above and Beyond Above and Beyond, Pacifica Press 1997, p. 175.

230. "We were amazed to see the Americans" AI Iwas.h.i.ta. "We were amazed to see the Americans" AI Iwas.h.i.ta.

231. "which sure was a wonderful show" NHC Oral History Files. "which sure was a wonderful show" NHC Oral History Files.

232. "Before returning them, we would strip them" Bradlee, op. cit., p. 65. "Before returning them, we would strip them" Bradlee, op. cit., p. 65.

CHAPTER FIVE * AMERICA'S RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES.

233. "During planning for Third Fleet's" NHC Carney file Box 6. "During planning for Third Fleet's" NHC Carney file Box 6.

234. "revealed the concern of a man" Clayton James, op. cit., Vol. II, p. 509. "revealed the concern of a man" Clayton James, op. cit., Vol. II, p. 509.

235. "The two rival roads were...converging" Morison, op. cit., Vol. XII, p. 18. "The two rival roads were...converging" Morison, op. cit., Vol. XII, p. 18.

236. "an aloof c.o.c.ker spaniel" MCHC O. P. Smith Papers. "an aloof c.o.c.ker spaniel" MCHC O. P. Smith Papers.

237. "You will take no prisoners, you will kill every yellow" LC Jenkins interview. "You will take no prisoners, you will kill every yellow" LC Jenkins interview.

238. "a guy I thought a lot of" ibid. "a guy I thought a lot of" ibid.

239. "The boy was not badly hurt" MCHC Smith narrative, p. 117. "The boy was not badly hurt" MCHC Smith narrative, p. 117.

240. "The thousands of rounds" ibid., pp. 119, 51. "The thousands of rounds" ibid., pp. 119, 51.

241. "Bill Atkinson watched" Tom Evans, "Bill Atkinson watched" Tom Evans, Hold Your Head High, Marine Hold Your Head High, Marine, privately published 2006, p. 35.

242. "Oh my G.o.d, I guess" ibid. "Oh my G.o.d, I guess" ibid.

243. "I am carrying this guy" ibid., p. 125. "I am carrying this guy" ibid., p. 125.

244. "Our troops should understand" USNA RG337 Box 58/206. "Our troops should understand" USNA RG337 Box 58/206.

245. "Why did you do it?" Evans, op. cit., p. 86. "Why did you do it?" Evans, op. cit., p. 86.

246. "It is hard to put your finger" MCHC Smith MS, op. cit., p. 93. "It is hard to put your finger" MCHC Smith MS, op. cit., p. 93.

247. "For Isaac Waltons" NHC Library. "For Isaac Waltons" NHC Library.

248. "If I was MacArthur" AI Takahashi. "If I was MacArthur" AI Takahashi.

249. "He could have filled his headquarters" ibid. "He could have filled his headquarters" ibid.

250. "This is our final parting" Pu Yi, "This is our final parting" Pu Yi, From Emperor to Citizen From Emperor to Citizen, Foreign Languages Press, Beijing 1989, p. 234.

251. "The objective is relatively undefended" Quoted Craven and Cate, "The objective is relatively undefended" Quoted Craven and Cate, The U.S. Army Air Forces in WWII The U.S. Army Air Forces in WWII, Chicago 1953, Vol. V, p. 344.

252. "The navy and air force will attempt" USAMHI j.a.panese monographs 8489 roll no. 6. "The navy and air force will attempt" USAMHI j.a.panese monographs 8489 roll no. 6.

253. "Leyte, like most of the other islands" USAMHI, "Leyte, like most of the other islands" USAMHI, Recon Scout Recon Scout, unpublished MS in McLaughlin Papers Box 5.

254. "As he approached, his face" Robert Shaplen in "As he approached, his face" Robert Shaplen in The New Yorker Book of War Pieces The New Yorker Book of War Pieces, Bloomsbury 1989, pp. 40914.

255. "The smaller building erupted" USAMHI Newman Papers Box 2. "The smaller building erupted" USAMHI Newman Papers Box 2.

256. "Regard publicity set-up as excellent" USNA RG496 Box 849 Entry 184. "Regard publicity set-up as excellent" USNA RG496 Box 849 Entry 184.