The last stand of the tin can sailors : the extraordinary World War II story of the US Navy's finest hour
Hornfischer, James D.2005
Books, Manuscripts
Told from the point of view of the men who waged this steel-shattering battle, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors captures Navy pilots attacking enemy battleships with makeshift weapons and sacrificial valor, a veteran commander improvising tactics never taught at Annapolis, and young crews from across America rising to an impossible challenge. It takes us into the heart and mind of an iron-willed, self-made executive officer leading his men through a sea of carnage and two hellish days and nights clinging to survival amid oil, blood, sharks, and madness. And it dramatizes how the overmatched U.S. force, enduring the loss of five gallant ships and nearly a thousand brave men, turned a certain crushing defeat into a momentous victory that would lead to the final surrender of America's ruthless imperial foe.
Main title:
The last stand of the tin can sailors : the extraordinary World War II story of the US Navy's finest hour / by James D. Hornfischer.
Author:
Edition:
Bantam trade paperback ed.
Imprint:
New York : Bantam Dell, 2005.
Collation:
499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in hardcover: New York: Bantam Books, 2004.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780553381481 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.5425
Language:
English
BRN:
342956
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 940.5425 LAS | Available |