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For crew and country : the inspirational true story of bravery and sacrifice aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts

text For crew and country : the inspirational true story of bravery and sacrifice aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts

Summary
The story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account t... Read more
Contents
Formation of a crew -- "You are now a member of a great fighting team" -- The ship "Looked awful damn small" -- "Our war began" -- In the Pacific -- "We are doing something for the war effort" -- "We were not to be trifled with" -- The battle -- "... Read more
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349 p.;
Publisher
St. Martin's Press 2013

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 940.5425 WUK in Adult Non-fiction Available

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