Description: |
viii, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm |
Summary: |
A memoir by a USS Arizona survivor describes his experience of the attacks that left him with burns over more than sixty-five percent of his body, his resolve to reenter service after a grueling recovery, and his contributions to some of the Pacific's most violent battles. |
Contents: |
Prologue: The awakening -- A child of the Depression -- To sea on the Arizona -- The last night -- December 7th -- The damage -- Among angels -- America responds -- Recovery -- Home to Red Cloud -- Back in the fight -- Endgame -- The lessons of Pearl Harbor -- Remembering the Arizona -- Preparing for the seventy-fifth anniversary -- Epilogue: The reunion. |
Bibliog.: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287) and index. |
Subject: |
Stratton, Donald, 1922-
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Arizona (Battleship)
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United States. Navy -- Biography.
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Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 -- Personal narratives.
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Sailors -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
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Genre: |
Personal narratives.
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Contributors: |
Gire, Ken, author.
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ISBN/ISSN: |
9780062645357 (hardcover) |
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0062645358 (hardcover) |
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