Description
World War II was over and the U.S. was still using the captured Japanese island of Okinawa as a major naval base. Hundreds of vessels dotted the numerous bays and inlets, and thousands of military personnel occupied the island.
In October 1945, Typhoon Louise tore into Okinawa, slamming ships together and tossing them onto reefs and beaches. Terrible winds tore up tent cities and disintegrated corrugated tin Quonset huts. One hundred people died and 383 ships of all sizes were sunk or damaged. This book tells the full story of the typhoon historian Samuel Eliot Morison called "the most furious and lethal storm ever encountered by the United States Navy."
Author: Gene Eric Salecker
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 07/05/2023
Pages: 215
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 10.00h x 6.85w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781476692739
ISBN10: 1476692734
BISAC Categories:
- History | Military | Naval
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War II | General
About the Author
Gene Eric Salecker is a retired university police officer and middle school teacher living in River Grove, Illinois. He is currently the historian for the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion, Arkansas.