Lonely Vigil

Coastwatchers of the Solomons

Walter Lord (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

284 Seiten

2017
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-59114-466-3 (ISBN)

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Called a stirring tale of forgotten heroes splendidly told by a master narrator, this saga of the valiant coastwatchers of the Pacific War exemplifies that rare combination of careful research and exciting narrative style that became a hallmark of Walter Lord’s best-selling books. Though their importance has long been acknowledged, the coastwatchers had received relatively little attention until the publication of this book in 1977. The remarkable band of individualists, operating deep behind Japanese lines in the dark days of 1942-43, lived by their wits alone yet gave the Allies their best intelligence and rescued many a man from downed planes and sinking ships—including John F. Kennedy and his PT-109 crew.
To piece their story together, Lord traveled 40,000 miles to interview participants, check archives, and examine private letters and diaries. He even made a three-day hike through the Guadalcanal jungle to inspect the coastwatcher hideout on Gold Ridge so he could successfully put readers in their shoes. The book’s varied cast of intriguing characters has attracted readers ever since.

Walter Lord, an OSS officer in World War II and native of Baltimore, is the author of such best sellers as A Night to Remember, Day of Infamy, and Incredible Victory.

Walter Lord, an OSS officer in World War II and native of Baltimore. Lord wrote 12 books, honing an eye-witness approach to history whether it was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour, Day of Infamy or the defence of the Alamo, A Time to Stand or the Battle of Midway, Incredible Victory or probably his best known book, A Night to Remember a minute-by-minute account of the Titanic's final hours. He told his own story about his life and books inIn The Way It Was.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.5.2017
Zusatzinfo	66 illustrations
Verlagsort	Annopolis
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-59114-466-3 / 1591144663
ISBN-13	978-1-59114-466-3 / 9781591144663
Zustand	Neuware