Massachusetts Merchant Marines That Gave Their All During WWII - Couverture rigide

Howland, Ronald

Couverture rigide

ISBN 13 : 9798756143263

Editeur : Independently published, 2021

Synopsis

The book is basically divided into two parts, the first part provides a brief idea of the difficulties that the Merchant Marines had during the war. The second part provides a brief on each of the ships that the Massachusetts Merchant Marines were on when they lost their lives.

The book begins with the 1936 Maritime Act, explaining the need for the act. It then describes the training that the Marine Cadets went through to become Merchant Officers. The need to build better ship and at a much faster rate than in the 20's and 30’s. This is followed by a brief description of the Liberty and Victory ships.

Next, the Battle of the Atlantic is discussed. How the German subs sat off the east coast of the US torpedoing our Merchant Ships, The German U-Boat Wolf Packs attacking the allies convoys. A brief introduction to the Murmansk Run into northern Russia. How the allies overcame the treacherous Wolf Pack in the Atlantic with convoys, air support and modern technologies. Provides some insight on the more disastrous convoys to Northern Russia

Next is the Mediterranean sea. Saving Malta, the invasion of North Africa, Sicily and southern Italy. The Bari disaster is know as the Merchant Marine "Pearl Harbor". Problems in the Pacific were not quite as bad as the Atlantic, but it had many difficulties and the Kamikaze planes to contend with.

The final part of this section reviews the difficulties that the Merchant Marine endured to get recognized as US Veterans after the war. The battle to get full recognition was finally achieved in 1997,
The second section of the book is concentrates on the individual Massachusetts Merchant Marines that lost their lives. Those that went down with their ship or as a result of an attack on their ship are identified. There are 186 ships that carried Massachusetts Merchant Marines. There is a brief synopsis on each of these ships as well as information of the Massachusetts Merchant Marines that were lost.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798756143263
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 201
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