Merchant marine survivors of World War II : oral histories of cargo carrying under fire /

"The 20 World War II Merchant Marine veterans featured in this oral history served in all theaters of war. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war. Many spent time on lifeboats or flims...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillen, Michael, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Merchant marine > United States > Interviews.
Sailors > United States > Interviews.
Merchant marine > United States > History > 20th century.
Armed merchant ships > United States > History > 20th century.
Shipwrecks > United States > History > 20th century.
Shipwreck survival > Anecdotes.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Marins > États-Unis > Entretiens.
Navires marchands armés en guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Naufrages > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Survie après naufrages > Anecdotes.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Récits personnels.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Armed merchant ships.
Merchant marine.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Sailors.
Shipwreck survival.
Shipwrecks.
United States.
Anecdotes.
History.
Interviews.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
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  • Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface: The Ship; 1. William J. "Bill" Bailey: "I just couldn't take it any longer"; 2. Howard Bethell: "No longer bums, they were heroes"; 3. Daniel J. Bradley: "I've been on borrowed time"; 4. Rexford Dickey: "He died from a broken heart"; 5. Stanley E. Gorski: The Minefields of Manila Bay; 6. Jack A. Holt: "We all piled out on deck"; 7. Paul J. Jarvis: "Okinawa was absolute hell"; 8. Eric H. Johanson: "We were scared to death"; 9. Ruel N. Lawrence: "The ship pulled me down"; 10. John M. Le Cato: "Norluna, you're supposed to be sunk!"
  • 11. Edward A. MacMichael: One Step Ahead of the Japs12. Edward C. March: Torpedoes and Molasses Don't Mix; 13. John S. "Jack" McCusker: "Did you ever hear a ship die?"; 14. Harry A. Morgan: Walnuts and Bauxite for the War; 15. Dennis A. Roland: A Prisoner of the Japanese; 16. William J. Shearer: "She was there, and all of a sudden it wasn't"; 17. Henrik E. "Hank" Sievers: Cargo for Pearl and Nawiliwili; 18. Robert B. Smolen: "Captain, they're gonna machine-gun us!"; 19. John H. Tiencken: "I hated to see her lost"; 20. Donald E. Zubrod: 42 Days in a Lifeboat; Appendix A: Glossary.
  • Appendix B: The Crew of a Typical Liberty (Dry Cargo) Ship During World War IIChapter Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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