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Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II

Down to the Sea: An Epic Story of Naval Disaster and Heroism in World War II

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作者: Bruce Henderson 著

出版社: HarperCollins US

出版时间: 2007-10

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780061173165

定价: 226.60

装帧: 精装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 384页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

ThisepicstoryopensatthehourtheGreatestGenerationwenttowaronDecember7,1941,andfollowsfourU.S.NavyshipsandtheircrewsinthePacificuntiltheirdayofreckoningthreeyearslaterwithafardifferentenemy:adeadlytyphoon.InDecember1944,whilesupportingGeneralMacArthur'sinvasionofthePhilippines,AdmiralWilliam"Bull"HalseyneglectedtheLawofStorms--theunofficialbibleofallseamensincethedaysofsail--placingthemightyU.S.ThirdFleetinharm'sway.Oneofthemostpowerfulfightingfleetseverassembledunderanyflag,theThirdFleetsaileddirectlyintothelargeststormtheU.S.Navyhadeverencountered--amaelstromof90-footseasand160-mphwinds.MoremenwerelostandshipssunkanddamagedthaninmostcombatengagementsinthePacific.Thefinaltoll:3shipssunk,28shipsdamaged,146aircraftdestroyed,and756menlostatsea.Inall,92survivorsfromthethreesunkenships(eachcarryingacrewofabout300)wererescued,someafterspendingupto80hoursinthewater.Scoresmorehadmadeitofftheirsinkingshipsonlytoperishinthemonstrousseas;somefrominjuriesandexhaustion,otherssnatchedawaybycirclingsharksbeforetheirhorrifiedshipmates.Inthefar-flungrescueoperationsBruceHendersonfindssomeofthestory'struestheroes,exhibitingselflessness,courage,andevendefiance.Onebadlydamagedship,whoseNavalReserveskipperdisobeyedanadmiral'sorderstoabandonthesearch,single-handedlysaved55lives.Drawingonextensiveinterviewswithnearlyeverylivingsurvivorandrescuer,manyfamiliesoflostsailors,transcriptsandotherrecordsfromtwonavalcourtsofinquiry,ships'logsandactionreports,personalletters,anddiaries,BruceHendersonoffersthemostthoroughandrivetingaccounttodateofoneofthegreatestnavaldramasofWorldWarII. BruceHendersonistheauthororcoauthorofmorethantwentynonfictionbooks,includingthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellerAndtheSeaWillTell(withVincentBugliosi)andDowntotheSea.Aformernewspaperandmagazinewriter,Hendersonhastaughtnonfictionwritingatseveralmajoruniversities.HelivesinMenloPark,California.
内容简介:
ThisepicstoryopensatthehourtheGreatestGenerationwenttowaronDecember7,1941,andfollowsfourU.S.NavyshipsandtheircrewsinthePacificuntiltheirdayofreckoningthreeyearslaterwithafardifferentenemy:adeadlytyphoon.InDecember1944,whilesupportingGeneralMacArthur'sinvasionofthePhilippines,AdmiralWilliam"Bull"HalseyneglectedtheLawofStorms--theunofficialbibleofallseamensincethedaysofsail--placingthemightyU.S.ThirdFleetinharm'sway.Oneofthemostpowerfulfightingfleetseverassembledunderanyflag,theThirdFleetsaileddirectlyintothelargeststormtheU.S.Navyhadeverencountered--amaelstromof90-footseasand160-mphwinds.MoremenwerelostandshipssunkanddamagedthaninmostcombatengagementsinthePacific.Thefinaltoll:3shipssunk,28shipsdamaged,146aircraftdestroyed,and756menlostatsea.Inall,92survivorsfromthethreesunkenships(eachcarryingacrewofabout300)wererescued,someafterspendingupto80hoursinthewater.Scoresmorehadmadeitofftheirsinkingshipsonlytoperishinthemonstrousseas;somefrominjuriesandexhaustion,otherssnatchedawaybycirclingsharksbeforetheirhorrifiedshipmates.Inthefar-flungrescueoperationsBruceHendersonfindssomeofthestory'struestheroes,exhibitingselflessness,courage,andevendefiance.Onebadlydamagedship,whoseNavalReserveskipperdisobeyedanadmiral'sorderstoabandonthesearch,single-handedlysaved55lives.Drawingonextensiveinterviewswithnearlyeverylivingsurvivorandrescuer,manyfamiliesoflostsailors,transcriptsandotherrecordsfromtwonavalcourtsofinquiry,ships'logsandactionreports,personalletters,anddiaries,BruceHendersonoffersthemostthoroughandrivetingaccounttodateofoneofthegreatestnavaldramasofWorldWarII.
作者简介:
BruceHendersonistheauthororcoauthorofmorethantwentynonfictionbooks,includingthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellerAndtheSeaWillTell(withVincentBugliosi)andDowntotheSea.Aformernewspaperandmagazinewriter,Hendersonhastaughtnonfictionwritingatseveralmajoruniversities.HelivesinMenloPark,California.

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