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Product Identifiers
PublisherMcGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
ISBN-100071376437
ISBN-139780071376433
eBay Product ID (ePID)1442714
Product Key Features
Edition40
Book TitlePt 109 : John F. Kennedy in World War II
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicPresidents & Heads of State
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorRobert J. Donovan
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2001-001494
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal940.54/5973/092
Edition DescriptionAnniversary
SynopsisA timeless tale of heroism now available to a new generation of readers. This is the story of Kennedy's courage and bravery during an attack on his boat during World War II. 51 photos., Seventeen years before John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the United States - in the early morning of August 2, 1943, to be exact - a PT or Motor Torpedo Boat under his command was rammed and sliced in half by a Japanese destroyer in the waters of Blackett Strait, in the Solomon Islands. Kennedy's wartime career had been unremarkable to that point. He had shown a talent for scrounging the occasional loaf of bread or haunch of New Zealand mutton for his crew, he had nearly destroyed a refuelling dock in his rush to be the first PT boat returning from overnight patrols, and he was a congenial and businesslike commander of his tiny boat with its crew of twelve. The PT boats were the terriers of the Pacific Fleet, yapping at the enemy's heels but rarely getting the chance for heroics, and PT109 was no exception. Kennedy's first direct confrontation with an enemy ship was the one that sank his boat. There was no time to react; in the concealing darkness, with no radar, the destroyer was inside torpedo range before they saw it. In the aftermath of the ramming, as the destroyer swept away and fired two shots back at the broken and burning PT boat, and with an injured back, Kenne
LC Classification NumberE842.3.D66 2001
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- 16. Jun. 2020
Great book!
Factual account of John F Kennedy service in the Navy during World War II. Great storyBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
