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They Were Expendable is a 1945 American war film directed by John Ford, starring Robert Montgomery and John Wayne, and featuring Donna Reed. The film is based on the 1942 novel of the same name by William Lindsay White, relating the story of the exploits of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three, a United States PT boat unit defending the Philippines against Japanese invasion during the Battle of the Philippines…
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In an era when Hollywood and much of Western media relentlessly project an image of American military omnipotence and invincibility, it is worth recalling that the United States has suffered some of the most significant conventional military setbacks in modern history. Arguably the greatest, in conventional terms, was the loss of the Philippines to the Japanese during the opening phases of the Pacific War. What make…More