The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-01

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Perilous Night" Macmillan: S2.75),
account OF the first four major Pacii
following Pearl Harbor.
Old, old history, as military even
witness stories about Doolittles To
PACIFIC WAR BROUGHT HOME
raids on Wake and Marcus islands.
and the Battle Of Savo Island fairly
jump out from the pages. so in
delibly etched in the authors brain
are his memories.
On hand In Honolulu when the
Japs struck Dec. 7, 1871. Custer was
in bed sleeping of affects of a Sat-
urday night party. Although a sea-
soned. alert reporter. he refused to
believe the Japs had attacked. Not
until a bomb narrowly missed him
and another reporter did he shake
the opinion that it was just another
Army maneuver causing all the
noise and rumpus.
Evidently the fortress at Pearl
Harbor was so strong that its SEEM
ing impregnability lulled those on
the islands into even greater COM
placency than those on the main
land.
Tokyo radio had cause TO taunt
the American Navy Immediately
following the Pearl Harbor deba-
Gle but It wasn't long before the
Navy that was on the bottom OF
the ocean" began TO strike back.
Custer sailed with the remnants of
that Navy. On the destroyer Ben
ham In the Doolittle raid, on the
carrier Enterprise in the raids on
Wake and Marcus, and on the
cruiser Astoria in the landings at
Guadalconal and Battle OF Sayo
Island.
II was the latter that most of
the book is about. II. In effect. is
the story Of the last battle Of the
Astoria when she was pounded to
death.
On the Astoria the long night OF
her valiant but losing battle. Gus
ter suffered a sharpnei wound un-
der his left eye and subsequently
lost the sight Of It
While playing down whatever
modest part correspondents have In
military affairs. it Is Clusters arti-
culate expression which makes his
book. For In his detailed, human
fears OF suffering and pain; Of
mental anguish aggravated By I'M
founded worries, he speaks the part
OF any wounded soldier or sailor.
II YOU like your current history
straight from the shoulder you'll
like Through the Perilous Night"
GLENCANNON's BACK
Friends OF Colin Gleneannon,
bibulous FIRST engineer Of the Brit
ish tramp InchelifIe Castle. have
no doubt been wondering what's
been eooking--or distilling-wiill the
incompatible Scot since the war
broke out. II had been feared In
some quarters that the shortage Of
Scotch whisky might have killed
him OF, for as anybody even re-
motely acquainted with Mr., Glen
cannon knows, his very life blood
is Duggan's Dew OF Kirkintilloeh-
"a superior most exceptional product
the unyarying choice of diserim-
mating eonnoisseurs In clubs, bars,
private homes and In fact where
ever an aged nellowed. and truly
Scotch whisky Is appreciated That
is his faVoFite quotation,
Well, Guy Gilpatrie has brought
DugRans Dew's best customer back,
safe, sound. no more aged but iust
ne mellow as ever I'm "MF Glen
Annnon Ignores the War" iDuttOn
~, We meet him aeain confronted |
by a grave crisis No Dew, he is
abroad the Inehcline Castle, al
anchor In a SingapOrish sounding |
seaport and goes ashore 10 stock |
up az the moment the Japs swarm |
into the eity-and all over Mr. |
Gleneannon, lie Is mistaken for Q
British admiral, and IN eompany |
with young American naval officer |
who also Is taken prisoner, stag
gers through a series Of complies |
and hilarious adventures which |
ought 10 add new names 10 the long |
roster 81 Gleneannon fans,
GROUND HEROES
isphe 0uYs ON the RFOunA :" bV /