his previous marriage), assigned as Executive Officer aboard a PT boat eventually attached to COMADTACZONSOPAC Lieutenant Maggie Haynes, NC, USNR, a nurse Ensign Annalee Dohrn, NC, USNR, another nurse Beverly McConnell, Mac McConnell's wife Beth Eddington, Paul Eddington's wife Admiral Husband Kimmel, USN, Commander-in-chief Pacific (CinCPAC) at the outbreak of World War II; not named directly in the novel. Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN, Commander-in-chief Pacific (CinCPAC) for the rest of the war; not named directly in the novel. Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science This novel is set during World War II and depicts a fictitious amphibious operation in the Southwestern Pacific theater of that war. As such, it includes at least two historical figures as characters (see above) and makes allusions to several others, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Admiral Ernest King. Operations, names of ships (except for the Japanese battleship Yamato), Southwest Pacific islands and their names, and characters and their names (except for Admirals King, Nimitz, and Kimmel) are fictitious. Specifically, no such operation named "Mesquite" or "Skyhook" ever took place in any theater of war—but the drama surrounding those operations could represent any number of real dilemmas that Admiral Nimitz might have faced during his management of the Pacific theater. Film, TV or theatrical adaptations This novel was adapted for film in 1965 under the title In Harm's Way by Otto Preminger. John Wayne appeared as Rock Torrey, Kirk Douglas as Paul Eddington, Patricia Neal as Maggie Haynes, Brandon deWilde as Jere Torrey, Burgess Meredith as Egan Powell, Tom Tryon and Paula Prentiss as Mac and Beverly McConnel, and Franchot Tone and Henry Fonda as Admiral Kimmel and Admiral Nimitz. Release details 1962, US, The World Publishing Company, LOC 62–21442, hardcover References 1962 American novels American novels adapted into films Novels set during World War II World Publishing Company books