The Last Days of the United States Asiatic Fleet: The Fates of the Ships and Those Aboard, December 8, 1941-February 5, 1942 Paperback McFarland and Company, Inc.
Roll over image to zoom in Click on image to zoom
The Last Days of the United States Asiatic Fleet: The Fates of the Ships and Those Aboard, December 8, 1941-February 5, 1942 Paperback McFarland and Company, Inc.

The Last Days of the United States Asiatic Fleet: The Fates of the Ships and Those Aboard, December 8, 1941-February 5, 1942

McFarland and Company, Inc.
Price:
$83.25

Description

After the attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7), American sailors of the Asiatic Fleet (where it was December 8) were abandoned by Washington and left to conduct a war on their own, isolated from the rest of the U.S. naval forces. Their fate in the Philippines and Dutch East Indies was often grim--many died aboard burning ships, were executed upon capture or spent years as prisoners of war. Many books have been written about the ships of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, yet few look into the experiences of the common sailor. Drawing on official reports, past research, personal memoirs and the writings of war correspondents, the author tells the story of those who never came home in 1945.

Author: Greg H. Williams
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 05/11/2018
Pages: 429
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781476672489
ISBN10: 1476672482
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Naval
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General

About the Author
Greg H. Williams served four years in the Navy, including duty on the converted Liberty ship USS Granville S. Hall (YAG-40). He was one of 27 volunteer crewmen who made the entire five month voyage from San Francisco to Europe on the Jeremiah O'Brien in 1994 for the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion. He lives near Noti, Oregon.