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At a time when few Americans had visited Australia, journalist John Lardner sailed down under with the U.S. armed forces as one of the first American war correspondents in the Pacific theater. With his excellent sense of humor and gift for narrative, Lardner penned vignettes of MacArthur's arrival and his reception in Melbourne and a flight with the daring Dutch flier Capt. Hans Smits. More frequently, Lardner wrote about the ordinary day and the average person. Traveling throughout the country, in Southwest Passage Lardner offers a glimpse of Australia in the 1940s and generates warmth and admiration for World War II fighters in the Pacific, whether Australian, New Zealander, aboriginal, or American.
For generations of readers who have learned about World War II with the benefit of hindsight, Lardner's tone, style, and selected topics give more than just entertaining anecdotes about the military in the Pacific; they are a view into the culture and society of midcentury America.
Contents
I. The UnreadyII. Westward (Censored) Ho!III. ConvoyIV. All AshoreV. The Shirtsleeve BaedekerVI. The Last BastionVII. MacArthur and MacArthurianaVIII. Road CompanyIX. DarwinX. Japs, Mostly DeadXI. The Planes We Fight WithXII. Dakota in the Red DustXIII. As the Dutchman FliesXIV. City LifeXV. Log of the FirecrackerXVI. Port of Bombs and ButterfliesXVII. Between ZerosXVIII. Seven Deadly Young MenXIX. Coral SeaXX. Diggers at WorkXXI. Behind the LinesXXII. The Tasman BumpsXXIII. Homeward: The Odd PaceNotesGlossary
