"The Raft" - narrative, 2002

Item — video: 2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

A boy listens as his grandfather with short-term memory loss recounts (again) the story of how he blew up a raft of Japanese sailors during World War II when in command of a US ship turning the regularly heard story into a confession of guilt harbored for nearly 60 years.

Dates

2002

Conditions Governing Access

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