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- catalog abstract "Mason looks back on his career in the Navy over the entire course of the war. Written from the perspective of a young enlisted man, the book begins with his decision to joint the service in 1939, continues through his baptism of fire at Pearl Harbor, and ends with V-J Day and some additional thoughts on the changes he has seen in the country and its navy since the war's end. Mason is an astute observer of life belowdecks, and his candid and engaging style sweeps readers back in time and place to fight alongside him in the Pacific. His language is colorful, often eloquent, and he has phenomenal recall of detail. To be certain that he got his facts right, Mason tested action reports and deck logs against war diaries and interviews with eyewitnesses. He has a keen eye for injustice and is often critical of the harsh treatment of enlisted men. For example, he faults senior officers for awarding other officers medals not fully earned while ignoring the valor of such men as Chief Quartermaster Robert Sedberry in the Nevada. He condemns the inequality of the Navy's liquor policy and the hypocrisy of its rules against fraternization with nurses. Several revealing pages of the book are devoted to the story of an Army doctor in New Caledonia who was ordered to open a bordello, the now-famous Pink House of Noumea. This book is filled with tales that deserve to be told for the rare insights they offer into the views, reactions, opinions, and philosophies of the World War II sailor.".
- catalog contributor b10330595.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Mason is an astute observer of life belowdecks, and his candid and engaging style sweeps readers back in time and place to fight alongside him in the Pacific. His language is colorful, often eloquent, and he has phenomenal recall of detail. To be certain that he got his facts right, Mason tested action reports and deck logs against war diaries and interviews with eyewitnesses. He has a keen eye for injustice and is often critical of the harsh treatment of enlisted men. For example, he faults senior officers for awarding other officers medals not fully earned while ignoring the valor of such men as Chief Quartermaster Robert Sedberry in the Nevada. He condemns the inequality of the Navy's liquor policy and the hypocrisy of its rules against fraternization with nurses.".
- catalog description "Mason looks back on his career in the Navy over the entire course of the war. Written from the perspective of a young enlisted man, the book begins with his decision to joint the service in 1939, continues through his baptism of fire at Pearl Harbor, and ends with V-J Day and some additional thoughts on the changes he has seen in the country and its navy since the war's end.".
- catalog description "Several revealing pages of the book are devoted to the story of an Army doctor in New Caledonia who was ordered to open a bordello, the now-famous Pink House of Noumea. This book is filled with tales that deserve to be told for the rare insights they offer into the views, reactions, opinions, and philosophies of the World War II sailor.".
- catalog extent "xix, 244 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Rendezvous with destiny.".
- catalog identifier "1557505802 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Rendezvous with destiny.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "Rendezvous with destiny.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "940.54/5973 20".
- catalog subject "D773 .M357 1997".
- catalog subject "Mason, Theodore C., 1921-".
- catalog subject "Sailors United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "United States. Navy Biography.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, American.".
- catalog title "Rendezvous with destiny : a sailor's war / Theodore C. Mason.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives American. fast".
- catalog type "text".