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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 s.h.i.+p is like a city” ibid., p. 33. ”Each s.h.i.+p 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.