Into the dark water : the story of three officers and PT-109 / John J. Domagalski.
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TextPublisher: Philadelphia : Casemate, 2014Description: 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- 9781612002347
- 161200234X
- Story of three officers and PT-109
- D774.P8 D71
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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.
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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