Skipper

World War Ii Interrupted Ray Mann'S College Career In Political Economy And Journalism. At Midshipman School He Chose Service In The Amphibious Corps And Was Given Command Of A Lct (A 120 Foot Vessel.) As A Green Ensign Learned To Lead A Crew Of A Dozen Men. Soon They Were * To The South Pacifi C. The 22-Year-Old Offi Cer Encountered Unusual Situations: Being Lost Among Fi Shing Nets In Chesapeake Bay Leading A Shore Patrol Into A Rowdy Panama Barroom Swimming Under The * To Dislodge Hawsers Almost Losing A Sinking * Fi Ghting A Vicious Typhoon Being Run Over In A Row Boat Landing In Luzon Close To Enemy Lines Dangling On A Line Over Two * Clashing Together In Rough Weather. In Manila The Skipper Turned His Hand At Practicing Journalism By Investigating The Political Situation. He Interviewed Businessmen Senators Labor Leaders Guerillas And Journalists. He Uncovered Corrupt Ion And The Powerful Forces At Work In A Postwar Political Culture . He Met A World-Famous Journalist And Traveled With Him To The Mountain Town Of Baguio To Fi Nd Out How A Former Collaborationist To Be Turned Into A Patriot So He Could Be Groomed To Become President Of The Philippines. Life Aboard * Was Always Lively With A Scheming Cook An Antagonistic Exec An Ambitious Quartermaster A Sympathetic Bo'Sun An Emotional Gunners Mate And Some Crew Members Concerned With Alcohol Sex And Liberty. The Events Actually Happened And The Characters Are Real People.