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Название: The Castaway’s War: One Man’s Battle against Imperial Japan Автор: Stephen Harding Издательство: Da Capo Press ISBN: 0306823403 Год: 2016 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 320 Для сайта:Mirknig.su Размер: 20,7 МБ Язык: Английский
In the early hours of July 5, 1943, the destroyer USS Strong was hit by a Japanese torpedo. The powerful weapon broke the destroyer's back, killed dozens of sailors, and sparked raging fires. While accompanying ships were able to take off most of Strong's surviving crewmembers, scores went into the ocean as the once-proud warship sank beneath the waves—and a young officer's harrowing story of survival began. Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, a prewar football star at the University of Alabama, went into the water as the vessel sank. Severely injured, Miller and several others survived three days at sea and eventually landed on a Japanese-occupied island. The survivors found fresh water and a few coconuts, but Miller, suffering from internal injuries and believing he was on the verge of death, ordered the others to go on without him. They reluctantly did so, believing, as Miller did, that he would be dead within hours.
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Автор: James D. Hornfischer Название: The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Издательство: Bantam Books Год: 2004 Формат: PDF Страниц: 552 Язык:...
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