The Hawthorne: A Christmas and New Years Present
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About This Book
This highly controversial book is the authoritative story of the most bizarre naval operation in World War II - that of the United States Naval Group, China, commonly known as the "Rice Paddy Navy." It is unique in its revelation of this hitherto undocumented aspect of the war, and is scathing in its indictment of the United States' postwar policies in China.
Chapters (189)
- THE HAWTHORN: A CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- EMBELLISHMENTS.
- FREDERICK ORMSBY.
- THE RUSTIC WREATH;
- THE STORM.
- THE MYSTERIOUS PICTURE.
- THE FATHER'S PRIDE.
- THE PET LAMB.
- THE CLEAN FACE;
- LE LOUP ET L'AGNEAU.
- THE CHRISTMAS VISIT.
- THE LITTLE GIRL AND HER KITTEN.
- THE QUILTING.
- THE LITTLE RUNAWAY.
- THE SOUVENIR.
- MOTHER'S JOY
- THE PERCEVALS.
- CHILD LEFT ON THE SEA-SHORE.
- THE EAGLE OF THE WEST.
- THE LAUNCH OF THE FRIGATE.
- FOOTNOTES:
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