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| World of James A. Michener -007ad- James A. Michener Books - Fiction: The Bridges at Toko-Ri @ Wikipedia |
| The Bridges at Toko-ri Hardback 1st edition cover Author(s) James A. Michener Country United States Language English Genre(s) Fiction Publisher Random House Publication date 1953 Media type Print Pages: 147 pp. ISBN: 0394417801 / 0-394-41780-1 |
| The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953) is a novella by American author James A. Michener. The book details the experiences of American fighter pilots in the Korean War as they undertake a mission to destroy heavily protected supply bridges in enemy territory. The stresses and sacrifices of men at war are handled with the charm and intimate detail that James Michener was famous for. |
| Influences In 1951, Michener, a former Naval officer was on the aircraft carriers USS Essex and USS Valley Forge then offshore in Korea. He was doing a series of articles for The Saturday Evening Post on the Korean air war.[1]The rescue climax of the story echoes the exploits of Lt. John Kelvin Koelsch who was the first helicopter pilot awarded the Medal of Honor and Duane Thorin, a helicopter pilot on the USS Rochester.[2] |
| Film adaptations The Bridges at Toko-Ri was made into a film of the same name in 1954 by Paramount Pictures, just one year after the book's publication. Starring Grace Kelly and William Holden, it was directed by Mark Robson, who had also brought Return to Paradise, another Michener book, to screen one year earlier. Commander Marshall Beebe who led the Carrier Squadron when Michener was aboard acted as technical adviser to the film and had a cameo role in the film as a pilot.[3]
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