Name: John f. Kennedy and Pt-109 (en Inglés)
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Author: Tregaskis, Richard
ISBN: 9781504052887

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Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Richard Tregaskis

Editorial

Open Road Media

Año

2018

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

144

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

20.3 x 13.3 x 0.9 cm

Peso

0.17 kg.

ISBN13

9781504052887

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Segunda guerra mundial - (c. 1939-c. 1945)
Biografías de personas históricas, políticos y soldados
Líderes y liderazgo político
El gobierno central
Segunda guerra mundial

John f. Kennedy and Pt-109 (en Inglés)

Richard Tregaskis (Autor) · Open Road Media · Tapa Blanda

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From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II. In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, US Navy motor torpedo boat PT-109 patrolled the still, black waters of Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands. Suddenly, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri loomed out of the darkness, bearing directly down on the smaller ship. There was no time to get out of the way--the destroyer crashed into PT-109, slicing the mosquito boat in two and setting the shark-infested waters aflame with burning gasoline. Ten surviving crewmembers and their young skipper clung to the wreckage, their odds of survival growing slimmer by the instant. Lt. John F. Kennedy's first command was an unqualified disaster. Yet over the next three days, the privileged son of a Boston multimillionaire displayed extraordinary courage, stamina, and leadership as he risked his life to shepherd his crew to safety and coordinate a daring rescue mission deep in enemy territory. Lieutenant Kennedy earned a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart, and the story of PT-109 captured the public's imagination and helped propel the battle-tested veteran all the way to the White House. Acclaimed war correspondent Richard Tregaskis--who once beat out the future president for a spot on the Harvard University swim team--brings this remarkable chapter in American history to vivid life in John F. Kennedy and PT-109. From the crucial role torpedo boats played in the fight for the Solomon Islands to Kennedy's eager return to the front lines at the helm of PT-59, Tregaskis tells the full story of this legendary incident with the same riveting style and meticulous attention to detail he brought to Guadalcanal Diary and Invasion Diary.