TY  - BOOK
AU  - Domagalski,John J.
TI  - Into the dark water: the story of three officers and PT-109 
SN  - 9781612002347
AV  - D774.P8 D71
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - Casemate
KW  - Larson, Bryant.
KW  - Westholm, Rollin.
KW  - Kennedy, John F.
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Campaigns
KW  - Solomon Islands
KW  - Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
KW  - Campagnes et batailles
KW  - Salomon
KW  - Military campaigns
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-251) and index; Pt. I: Iron bottom sound -- Midnight in Blackett Strait -- Two officers and a new boat -- Small boats -- Voyage to wwar -- Thrust into the fire -- First battle -- December blood -- January survival -- Prelude to evacuation -- Guadalcanal finale -- Pt. II: Kennedy at the helm -- Lull -- Enter Kennedy -- Moving up the slot -- The last days at Rendova -- Sunk -- Shipwrecked -- Pt. III: Beyond the 109 -- PT boats and destroyers -- Gunboat skipper -- Enduring history
N2  - Made famous by her final commanding officer, John F. Kennedy, PT-109 is one of the most celebrated warships in American history. However, a full chronicle of PT-109's wartime story has heretofore been lacking. Behind the familiar account of the future president and the boat's violent demise is the little-known record under two previous officers during the swirling battles around Guadalcanal
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