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1) Hell from the heavens: the epic story of the USS Laffey and World War II's greatest kamikaze attack
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Da Capo Press edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 296 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The destroyer USS Laffey (DD-724), second in World War Two to bear that name, was attacked by twenty-two kamikaze pilots and survived severe damage in April 1945 during the invasion of Okinawa.
2) Tin can titans: the heroic men and ships of World War II's most decorated Navy destroyer squadron
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xiii, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 349 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account that also describes the harrowing three days endured in the sea by the ship's survivors.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Caliber
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xi, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The forgotten story of American war hero Eddie Rickenbacker's crash landing in the Pacific during World War II, and his incredible 23-day crusade to keep his crew alive"--
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes what it was like to be an American prisoner of war held by the Germans or Japanese during World War II, discussing the physical conditions, emotional turmoil, and difficult transition to freedom after harsh imprisonment.
8) Eisenhower
Author
Series
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 204 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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