PT 109 : an American epic of war, survival, and the destiny of John F. Kennedy
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New York, NY : William Morrow, 2015.
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First edition.
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xvii, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 17 cm
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PCPLS - Hebron Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York, NY : William Morrow, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
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In the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy's motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109's skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. 'All hands lost,' came the reports back to the Americans' base: no rescue was coming for the men of PT 109. Their desperate ordeal was just beginning -- so too was one of the most remarkable tales of World War II, one whose astonishing afterlife would culminate two decades later in the White House. Drawing on original interviews with the last living links to the events, previously untapped Japanese wartime archives, and a wealth of archival documents from the Kennedy Library, including a lost first-hand account by JFK himself, William Doyle has crafted a definitive account of the sinking of PT 109 and its shipwrecked crew's heroics. In the story's second act, Doyle explores in new detail how this extraordinary episode shaped Kennedy's character and fate, proving instrumental to achieving his presidential ambitions: 'Without PT 109, there never would have been a President John F. Kennedy,' declared JFK aide David Powers.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Doyle, W. (2015). PT 109: an American epic of war, survival, and the destiny of John F. Kennedy (First edition.). William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Doyle, William, 1957-. 2015. PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy. William Morrow.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Doyle, William, 1957-. PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy William Morrow, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Doyle, William. PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy First edition., William Morrow, 2015.
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