Battle to Save the Houston: October 1944 to March 1945 - Couverture souple

Miller, John Grider

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1557505403 ISBN 13 : 9781557505408

Editeur : Naval Institute Press, 2000

Synopsis

A World War II adventure story of epic proportions, this book tells the heroic tale of a dedicated band of men who refused to let their crippled ship sink to the bottom of the Pacific in late 1944. Based on over seventy eyewitness accounts and hundreds of official documents and personal papers, it records in rich detail the USS Houston's 14,000-mile perilous journey home to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Part of Bull Halsey's famous Pacific Task Force 38, the Houston's had been supporting air strikes as a prelude to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, when she took an aerial torpedo hit that caused serious flooding. Nearly two-thirds of the crew abandoned ship before the damage-control officer convinced the captain she might be saved. Another torpedo hit two days later complicated the crew's desperate fight. Surrounded by death, floodwaters, and fire, stalked by enemy subs, threatened by air attack, and running from a typhoon, the men of the Houston's remained towers of strength while knowing their ship was never more than minutes away from breaking apart. John Miller's action-packed account gives insights into the nature of heroism and leadership that remain valuable today. Exceptional photographic documentation accompanies the text.

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À propos de l'auteur

John Grider Miller (1935-2009) was a Colonel in the United States Marine Corps, who served as Managing Editor, of U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings and of Naval History.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1557505403
• ISBN 13: 9781557505408
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 226
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