On Board the USS Boise in World War II

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Beschreibung

The story of the USS Boise (CL-47) is one of fear, loss, endurance, fame, triumph, and pain. The light cruiser endured a remarkable career through the entirety of World War II, with a redemption arc that took its crew from the position of scapegoats to heroes, and ultimately to the vanguard of America's liberation forces.
One man, Donald "DB" Fitch, witnessed the entire conflict from his battle-station on the bridge. The ship conducted secret missions and fought at Guadalcanal, Sicily, New Guinea, and the Philippines. Through Fitch's eyes, this book relives the terrors and thrills of naval combat along with the pranks, shenanigans, and the rumors that were the lifeblood of a ship through four years of war. Fitch and his friends fought for each other and their country, and in the end, they left their mark on history.

Über den Autor

Ian S. Bertram is an Air Force pilot with an MA in military history from Norwich University, an MA in international security from the Korbel School. He has written for The Strategy Bridge and Small Wars Journal.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Prologue

1.A Ship and a Man

2.Stopgap: Java Sea

3.Recovery and Diversion: India and the Pacific

[...] at Night: Guadalcanal

Interlude: Home-Philadelphia

5.Covering Fire: Sicily and Italy

[...] March Up: New Guinea

[...] of the Line: Leyte Gulf

8.Liberation: Luzon, Philippines

[...] Long Way Home: Borneo and Operation Magic Carpet

Epilogue

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2025
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9781476698076
ISBN-10:	1476698074
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bertram, Ian S.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Ian S. Bertram
Erscheinungsdatum:	27.08.2025
Gewicht:	0,456 kg