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Mar 27, 2018voisjoe1_0 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The film based on a novel by the same name, was loosely based upon actual events. The attack on Pearl Harbor brought the USA into WWII and the USA forces in the Philippines, so close to Japan were in an extremely vulnerable position. One of the forces there was a small PT boat force, led by characters portrayed by Robert Montgomery and John Wayne. While they were no match for the massive Japanese forces, they demonstrated the usefulness and agility of PT boats before the US forces were forced out of the Philippines, including General Douglas Macarthur who vowed to return when the USA was ready.