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Armed Forces Search and rescue operations History Military operations, Naval American Pacific Ocean Search and rescue operations Shipwrecks Shipwrecks Pacific Ocean World War (1939-1945) World War, 1939-1945 Naval operations, American World War, 1939-1945 Search and rescue operations Pacific OceanToll, Ian W.
Summary: Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacific, when the U.S. Navy won the largest naval battle in history; Douglas MacArthur made good his pledge to return to the Philippines; waves of kamikazes attacked the Allied fleets; the Japanese fought to the last man on one island after another; B-29 bombers burned down Japanese cities; and...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 940.54 TOLVincent, Lynn
Summary: Based on new primary sources and interviews with 108 survivors, Vincent and Vladic reveal the untold stories of the crew left adrift for five days in the Philippine Sea as they battled dehydration, sharks, insanity, and each other; the Army spy who shepherded the bomb aboard Indianapolis; the hidden history of the Top Secret ULTRA program that could have saved the ship; and the survivors'...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018