The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause - Hardcover

Gause, Damon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786865105 ISBN 13: 9780786865109

Publisher: Hyperion Books, 1999

Synopsis

The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause is one man's chronicle of his incredible 159-day escape from the infamous Bataan Death March and harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, wooden boat during World War II.
Immediately following his return to safety, Major Gause wrote his memoir using his notes from the battered ship's log and the handmade diary he kept throughout the journey.
The War Journal of Major Damon "Rocky" Gause is accompanied by photographs taken during the voyage and an Introduction and Epilogue by Rocky's son, Damon L. Gause. This document pays tribute to the bravery of those who fought and died beside him.

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Review

"This incredible journey is truly a remarkable account of the guts and patriotism of a genuine World War II hero."--H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General, U.S. Army, Retired

"The tale he's left us has the feel of that moment when America was desperate for heroes, and reading it now is as much a trip back in time as it is a journey across the dark Sulu Sea."--New York Times Book Review

"His story is utterly amazing, and so too is this book. We are in his sons debt for permitting us to read it."--Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World

Synopsis

The journal of an American soldier, killed during World War II, recounts his capture by the Japanese, his escape from the Bataan Death March, and his escape with a fellow soldier across enemy waters.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hyperion Books
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786865105
• ISBN 13: 9780786865109
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 183