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You Only Blow Yourself Up Once: Confessions of a World War Two Bomb Disposaleer
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by J. Frank Durham
Sales Rank: 506132
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List Price: $25.95
$23.35
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on 10-19-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 176 pages
Published by: iUniverse November 30, 2003
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0595750206
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0595750207
Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Product Description
Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Navy started a crash program, gathering information and educating personnel to deal with enemy bombs, land mines, and other explosive ordnance. Figuring "lawyers make the best cannon fodder," recent law school graduate J. Frank Durham was among early volunteers for this dangerous and highly-classified work. Graduating with a perfect grade from the navyÂs new Bomb Disposal School, he was retained on staff to help the operation expand, then dispatched to Guadalcanal, where Americans were fighting the pivotal battle of World War II. While learning how to handle explosive devices, Durham endured bombing, shelling, and an unexpected encounter with the enemy, but tales of suspense and danger are balanced by a humorous perspective on everyday life as an enlisted man. He describes "unofficial" enterprises, manufacturing souvenirs from brass shells in the captured Japanese ammo dump, and making moonshine from anything available, to sell to the troops. Eleanor RooseveltÂs visit to the field hospital inspired a pithy comment about a painful loss from a wounded marine, and a classic riposte from the First Lady. Excerpts from captured Japanese diaries provide rare insight into the other side of the conflict.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: You Only Blow Yourself Up Once: Confessions of a World War Two Bomb Disposaleer (Paperback)
I started reading this book on Sunday and didn't put it down until two days later when I finished it. It is a great historical perspective of Navy bomb disposal experts and their role in the Pacific during World War II. Lots of personal insights on the battle for Iwo Jima. I strongly recommend it for history bluffs and those who enjoy reading a great biographical tale from a foot soldier (or foot sailor) of one of the greatest battles in our nation's history. Captain David E. Meadows, U.S. Navy and author of Sixth Fleet & Joint Task Force series. http://www.sixthfleet.com
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