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To All Hands: An Amphibious Adventure

John Mason Brown

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Lt. John Mason Brown, a journalist and author, held the post of Bridge Announcer on one of the ships which brought the first American troops to Europe during World War II, landing at Sicily. This book is a compilation of those broadcasts, and includes over 80 illustrations in the form of photographs, paintings, and sketches made on the spot by the men on the ship. "En route to battle John gave the ship a 30-minute talk every day. He gave world news and news of the convoy. He gave data on the battle to come and data on the men around them. His talks were widely awaited and men clustered around loud-speaker boxes each evening to hear him....He mounted the bridge during our invasion, and for several days and nights he stood amidst a shower of falling flak to give the men working in the ship a play-by-play account of what went on....His reports were a godsend to the men in the engine rooms." -John A. Moroso, 3rd

Language: English

Pages: 236

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Whittlesey House

Release: May 10, 2022

To All Hands: An Amphibious Adventure

John Mason Brown

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Lt. John Mason Brown, a journalist and author, held the post of Bridge Announcer on one of the ships which brought the first American troops to Europe during World War II, landing at Sicily. This book is a compilation of those broadcasts, and includes over 80 illustrations in the form of photographs, paintings, and sketches made on the spot by the men on the ship. "En route to battle John gave the ship a 30-minute talk every day. He gave world news and news of the convoy. He gave data on the battle to come and data on the men around them. His talks were widely awaited and men clustered around loud-speaker boxes each evening to hear him....He mounted the bridge during our invasion, and for several days and nights he stood amidst a shower of falling flak to give the men working in the ship a play-by-play account of what went on....His reports were a godsend to the men in the engine rooms." -John A. Moroso, 3rd

Language: English

Pages: 236

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Whittlesey House

Release: May 10, 2022

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