South from Corregidor
By: [by] Lieutenant Commander John Morrill, U.S.N., and Pete Martin.
Contributors: Martin, Pete, 1901-
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1943
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines.
Notes: An account of the escape of eighteen men of the mine sweeper Quail from Corregidor to Darwin, Australia, related by John Morrill, the commanding officer.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Foreword vii; title: 1. Mine Sweeping Around Bataan 1; title: 2. The Tunnel in the Rock 17; title: 3. Sandbags and Fox Holes 32; title: 4. Escape from Caballo 48; title: 5. Out to Sea 74; title: 6. Hide-and-Seek 83; title: 7. Helping Hands 100; title: 8. Plan of Action 122; title: 9. Dodging the Red-balls 142; title: 10. Action off Longaskagawayan Point 166; title: 11. Through the Indies 182; title: 12. Engine Trouble 206; title: 13. The Last Lap 224; title: Epilogue 247