. "The Friendly Isles is a 1928 American novel written by Calvin Coolidge. Set during the then-ongoing Pacific War, the novel concerned the misadventures of three American sailors aboard the fictional USS Roanoke in the Samoan Islands. A mix of social commentary and dark humor, the novel gained traction due to strong anti-war sentiment in the United States at the time and was criticized from both ends of the political and literary spectrum for being distasteful, unpatriotic (especially since Coolidge was the former Vice President of the United States), obscene and \"un-American,\" while also being praised for being a bold story and a damning glance at the conflict in the Pacific."@en . . . "The Friendly Isles is a 1928 American novel written by Calvin Coolidge. Set during the then-ongoing Pacific War, the novel concerned the misadventures of three American sailors aboard the fictional USS Roanoke in the Samoan Islands. A mix of social commentary and dark humor, the novel gained traction due to strong anti-war sentiment in the United States at the time and was criticized from both ends of the political and literary spectrum for being distasteful, unpatriotic (especially since Coolidge was the former Vice President of the United States), obscene and \"un-American,\" while also being praised for being a bold story and a damning glance at the conflict in the Pacific. In later years, The Friendly Isles has become regarded as a seminal work of American literature, as the crowning achievement of Coolidge's literary career, and has served as an inspiration for numerous other works of fiction, most prevalent serving as the direct inspiration for Takashi Tekugo's 2007 film The Philippine Islands, a modern retelling of the story set during the 2004-07 Filipino conflict, and many of its darker thematic elements influenced films such as Oahu, Born in America, The Jungle and The Watchers."@en . . "The Friendly Isles (Napoleon's World)"@en . . . . .