Valor and courage: the story of the USS Block Island escort carriers in World War II
"Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE-21 and CVE-106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres"
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Tuscaloosa
The University of Alabama Press
2022
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| Schriftenreihe: | Maritime currents. History and Archaeology
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| Online-Zugang: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Zusammenfassung: | "Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE-21 and CVE-106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres" |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 268 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780817360696 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 1 Carrier Interpretation 7 2 “Combustible, Vulnerable, and Expendable” 3 Triptych 12 17 4 Pearl 23 5 Amalgamation 29 6 “Well Done, Massie Hughes” 35 7 “Luminous Metallic Underworld” 42 8 “Better Part of Six Years” 52 9 “The Lord Looks Out for Drunks, Small Children, and CVEs” 10 “Quickening of Pulse” 67 11 “Like Bananas in Bunches” 77 12 “Rocket Business” 13 Denver Omelet Sandwiches 87 95 14 “Long Haired Scientists” 101
VIII CONTENTS 15 Massie ПО 16 “Stand by to Repel Boarders!” 119 17 Buoyant Battlefield 127 18 Crucible 139 19 “Seeing Ghosts” 147 20 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 157 21 Okinawa 167 22 The Last D-Day 175 23 “Yanks Are on Their Way!” 181 24 Magic Carpet 186 25 Remembering 192 Conclusion: Void of Memory Notes 205 Bibliography Index 241 253 199
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CONTENTS List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 1 Carrier Interpretation 7 2 “Combustible, Vulnerable, and Expendable” 3 Triptych 12 17 4 Pearl 23 5 Amalgamation 29 6 “Well Done, Massie Hughes” 35 7 “Luminous Metallic Underworld” 42 8 “Better Part of Six Years” 52 9 “The Lord Looks Out for Drunks, Small Children, and CVEs” 10 “Quickening of Pulse” 67 11 “Like Bananas in Bunches” 77 12 “Rocket Business” 13 Denver Omelet Sandwiches 87 95 14 “Long Haired Scientists” 101
VIII CONTENTS 15 Massie ПО 16 “Stand by to Repel Boarders!” 119 17 Buoyant Battlefield 127 18 Crucible 139 19 “Seeing Ghosts” 147 20 St. Valentine’s Day Massacre 157 21 Okinawa 167 22 The Last D-Day 175 23 “Yanks Are on Their Way!” 181 24 Magic Carpet 186 25 Remembering 192 Conclusion: Void of Memory Notes 205 Bibliography Index 241 253 199 |
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