Ship of ghosts : the story of the USS Houston, FDR's legendary lost cruiser, and the epic saga of her survivors / James D. Hornfischer.
Describes the loss of the cruiser U.S.S. Houston during the early days of World War II in the Pacific and the fate of the warship's surviving crew, who were captured by the Japanese and forced to work as slaves on Japan's brutal Burma-Thailand Death Railway.
Record details
- ISBN: 0553803905
- ISBN: 9780553803907
- Physical Description: 530 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Bantam Books, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-458) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- On Asia Station -- A bloodstained sea -- The emperor's guests -- In the jungle of the Kwai -- Rendezvous with freedom -- Men of the USS Houston (CA-30) and the lost battalion killed in action or died in captivity, 1942-1945.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Swansboro Branch Library | 940.5425 HOR (Text) | 36015000956918 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
