Down to the sea : an epic story of naval disaster and heroism in World War II [eAudioBook]
Henderson, Bruce B., 1946-2022
eAudioBook
Find it!
This epic story opens at the hour the Greatest Generation went to war on December 7, 1941, and follows four US Navy ships and their crews in the Pacific until their day of reckoning three years later with a far different enemy: a deadly typhoon. In December 1944, while supporting General MacArthur's invasion of the Philippines, Admiral William "Bull" Halsey neglected the Law of Storms, placing the mighty US Third Fleet in harm's way. Drawing on extensive interviews with nearly every living survivor and rescuer, as well as many families of lost sailors, transcripts and other records from naval courts of inquiry, ships' logs, personal letters, and diaries, Bruce Henderson finds some of the story's truest heroes exhibiting selflessness, courage, and even defiance.
Main title:
Edition:
Unabridged.
Imprint:
[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2022.Made available through hoopla
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file (10hr., 52 min.)) : digital.
Performers:
Cast: Read by Jon Waters.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access restrictions:
Digital content provided by hoopla.
ISBN:
9798765012178 (sound recording hoopla Audio Book)8765012178 (sound recording hoopla Audio Book)
Dewey class:
940.545973
Language:
English
Subject:
United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, AmericanUnited States -- History, Naval -- 20th centuryDestroyers (Warships) -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific OceanUnited States -- History, Naval -- 20th century
BRN:
519963
Electronic access:
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14913600?utm_source=MARC - Instantly available on hoopla.https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ttm_9798765012178_180.jpeg - Cover image
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web | Eaudio Books | DOWNLOADABLE | check availability online (Set: 05 Jul 2022)Access resource |