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USS Cassin Young
William J. Craig
其他書名
Fletcher Class Destroyer DD793
出版
Fonthill
, 2013
主題
History / Asia / Japan
History / Military / General
History / Military / Pictorial
History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General
History / Military / United States
History / Military / Naval
History / Military / Vehicles / Sea
History / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
ISBN
1625450087
9781625450081
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=baShnQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Captain Cassin Young served with distinction in the US Navy until his death in the battle of Guadalcanal in January 1942. His fine example of courage and sacrifice was immortalized in December 1943 when the Fletcher Class destroyer USS Cassin Young was commissioned into service. Using a host of first-hand sources and previously unpublished interviews, this book illustrates vividly what it was like for the young crew and officers to serve aboard the Cassin Young, a 'tin can' destroyer, in some of the most intense naval battles of the Second World War. As well as heart-stopping action, it describes the boredom, the pranks, the discipline, the diet, the dangers, fears and deaths - and, above all, the unsettling dread of kamikaze attack. These were young men, some of them teenagers, eager to fight for their country; their combined experiences are amusing, harrowing, and poignant, but what endures most is their noble sense of brotherhood. The USS Cassin Young went on to serve in the Korean War and finally entered preservation at the Charlestown Naval Yard in Boston. It stands as a monument to the memory of many brave young men who were willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their country. This book humbly joins in honoring them.