William Bradford Huie
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Can Do! first published in 1944, is a fascinating account of the formation and Second World War activities of the U.S. Navy 'Seabees' (from 'C.B.' - construction battalion). The book covers projects of the Seabees throughout the South Pacific, the Aleutian Islands, and in Italy, as well as numerous personal stories of the men as they faced enemy attacks, for example, while attempting to construct vital island runways. Their skill and competence in...
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Born in 'the hellish aftermath of Pearl Harbor,' the Seabees began as barely armed civilians with no military training. They had an average age of 35. GI's would joke, "Never hit a Seabee, for his son might be a Marine." But America's bulldozing, jungle-hacking, 'Jap-cracking' Construction Battalion or the Seabees ('C.B.s') soon proved themselves miracle-construction-workers in seemingly impassable combat zones.
Before World War 2, Marines were the...
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US Military in WW2 (Volume 3) Civilian Heroes presents three accounts of life during World War 2 from unsung, behind-the-scenes players: They Call It Pacific by Clark Lee; Manila Espionage by Claire "High Pockets" Phillips and Can Do! The Story of the Seabees by William Bradford Huie.
They Call It Pacific by Clark Lee
Clark Lee was an AP reporter stationed in Manila when the Japanese invaded the Philippines in December 1941. They Call It Pacific begins...
6) Wild river
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[2012]
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Montgomery Clift stars as a government agent who must evacuate a small town to make way for a new dam. When an elderly matriarch refuses to leave, Chuck Glover falls in love with her granddaughter, played by Lee Remick.
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