Twenty-three minutes to eternity : the final voyage of the escort carrier U.S.S. Liscome Bay /

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A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop." On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resultin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Noles, James L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Liscome Bay (Escort Carrier : CVE 56)
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Kiribati.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Kiribati.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Kiribati.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop." On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on her first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
ISBN:9780817382148
0817382143

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