Tin can titans : the heroic men and ships of World War II's most decorated Navy destroyer squadron
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction
940.5459 WUK
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940.5459 WUK
1 available
Victor Farmington Library - Adult Nonfiction
940.54 WUK
1 available
940.54 WUK
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Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Nonfiction
940.54 WUK
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940.54 WUK
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Geneva Public Library - Second Floor Nonfiction | 940.5459 WUK | Available |
Victor Farmington Library - Adult Nonfiction | 940.54 WUK | Available |
Wadsworth Library - Geneseo - Adult Nonfiction | 940.54 WUK | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-301) and index.
Description
When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21 (Desron 21) to lead his victorious ships into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender, it was the most battle-hardened US naval squadron of the war. But it was not the squadron of ships that had accumulated such an inspiring resume; it was the people serving aboard them. Sailors, not metallic superstructures and hulls, had won the battles and become the stuff of legend. Men like Commander Donald MacDonald, skipper of the USS O'Bannon, who became the most decorated naval officer of the Pacific war; Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, who survived his ship's sinking and waged a one-man battle against the enemy while stranded on a Japanese-occupied island; and Doctor Dow "Doc" Ransom, the beloved physician of the USS La Vallette, who combined a mixture of humor and medical expertise to treat his patients at sea, epitomize the sacrifices made by all the men and women of World War II. Through diaries, personal interviews with survivors, and letters written to and by the crews during the war, preeminent historian of the Pacific theater John Wukovits brings to life the human story of the squadron and its men who bested the Japanese in the Pacific and helped take the war to Tokyo.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Wukovits, J. F. (2017). Tin can titans: the heroic men and ships of World War II's most decorated Navy destroyer squadron . Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wukovits, John F., 1944-. 2017. Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II's Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron. Boston: Da Capo Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Wukovits, John F., 1944-. Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II's Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron Boston: Da Capo Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Wukovits, John F. Tin Can Titans: The Heroic Men and Ships of World War II's Most Decorated Navy Destroyer Squadron Da Capo Press, 2017.
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