{"product_id":"the-elco-run-corky-farmer-9798316773718","title":"The Elco Run: A World War Two Adventure Story","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDecember 26, 1941. Subic Bay, Philippines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Japanese invasion is closing in. American forces are retreating, burning everything they can't carry. On a shallow reef, a grounded U.S. Navy PT boat-77 feet of top-secret wooden speed and firepower-burns to the waterline after its crew scuttles her to keep her from enemy hands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a jungle overlook, Frank Jäger watches it all. A scarred German expatriate boat-builder, once a WWI veteran and now a man without a country, Frank sees opportunity where others see only wreckage. Enough fuel remains in her tanks to power a desperate escape. Enough weapons to fight another day. If he can salvage her before the tide claims her-or Japanese patrols finish the job. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith three loyal Filipino apprentices, Frank launches a high-stakes nighttime operation: tow the crippled Elco PT boat through mined waters and shallow channels, under the guns of a pursuing Imperial Japanese submarine. No engines on the prize. No air support. Just improvised rigging, a battered fishing tug, and the rising tide as their only ally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs shells scream overhead and the tug takes punishing hits, Frank and his boys face the brutal math of survival: outrun the enemy, dodge the mines, keep the boat afloat-or die trying. In the chaos of retreat and betrayal, one truth emerges: the war doesn't care about scars, dreams, or nationality. It devours everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA standalone pulse-pounding thriller of desperation, ingenuity, and raw courage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Elco Run\u003c\/i\u003e is Frank Jäger's crucible-a race against the tide, the enemy, and the shadows within. Perfect for fans of Alistair MacLean's taut naval adventures, P.T. Deutermann's WWII Pacific novels like \u003ci\u003eThe Hooligans\u003c\/i\u003e, and the real-life heroics of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron Three in the doomed defense of the Philippines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGritty, authentic, unflinching. This is WWII at its most unforgiving-from the cockpit of a dying boat to the edge of the reef.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Corky Farmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316773718\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Corky Farmer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851204047103,"sku":"9798316773718","price":6.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-elco-run-corky-farmer-9798316773718","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}