Eve of a hundred midnights :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
10 audio discs (12 1/4 hours) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
[Ashland, Oregon] : Blackstone Audio, Inc. : Harper Audio, [2016]
Summary
On New Year's Eve, 1941, just three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were bombing the Philippine capital of Manila, where journalists Mel and Annalee Jacoby had married just a month earlier. The couple had worked in China as members of a tight community of foreign correspondents with close ties to Chinese leaders; if captured by invading Japanese troops, they were certain to be executed. Racing to the docks just before midnight, they barely escaped on a freighter--the beginning of a tumultuous journey that would take them from one island outpost to another. While keeping ahead of the approaching Japanese, Mel and Annalee covered the harrowing war in the Pacific Theater--two of only a handful of valiant and dedicated journalists reporting from the region.
Call Number
ABK 940.53 LASCHER
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781504734004 9780062569844
Eve of a hundred midnights :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
vi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York, NY : William Morrow, [2016]
Call Number
940.53 LAS
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
ISBN
9780062375209
Eve of a hundred midnights. MP3 :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
System details note
System requirements: CD/MP3 player or PC with MP3-capable software.
Physical Description
1 audio disc (12 hr., 12 min.) : digital, MP3 ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
[New York] : Harper Audio, [2016]
Summary
The unforgettable true story of two married journalists on an island-hopping run for their lives across the Pacific after the Battle of Manila during World War II--a saga of love, adventure, and danger.On New Year's Eve, 1941, just three weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were bombing the Philippine capital of Manila, where journalists Mel and Annalee Jacoby had married just a month earlier. The couple had worked in China as members of a tight community of foreign correspondents with close ties to Chinese leaders; if captured by invading Japanese troops, they were certain to be executed. Racing to the docks just before midnight, they barely escaped on a freighter--the beginning of a tumultuous journey that would take them from one island outpost to another. While keeping ahead of the approaching Japanese, Mel and Annalee covered the harrowing war in the Pacific Theater--two of only a handful of valiant and dedicated journalists reporting from the region.Supported by deep historical research, extensive interviews, and the Jacobys' personal letters, Bill Lascher recreates the Jacobys' thrilling odyssey and their love affair with the Far East and one another. Bringing to light their compelling personal stories and their professional life together, Eve of a Hundred Midnights is a tale of an unquenchable thirst for adventure, of daring reportage at great personal risk, and of an enduring romance that blossomed in the shadow of war.
Call Number
MP3 070.4499 LAS
Publication Date
2016
Language
English
ISBN
9781504734011
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