PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F Kennedy
✍ Scribed by Doyle, William
- Book ID
- 108974947
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 6 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062346582
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✦ Synopsis
A thrilling, moment-by-moment account of one of the most famous events of World War II—the sinking of PT-109 and John F. Kennedy's heroic actions that saved his crew—and a fascinating examination of how that extraordinary episode shaped the future president's life.
At 2:00 a.m. on the moonless night of August 2, 1943, U.S. Patrol Torpedo boat PT-109, captained by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri near the Solomon Islands. The American ship was cleaved in two and rocked by an explosion; two crew members died instantly; the remaining eleven survivors clung to the sinking wreckage, adrift in enemy waters. Despite injuring his back, Lt. Kennedy—towing a severely burned sailor by the strap of a life jacket—led his battered and exhausted men on a harrowing three-and-a-half mile swim to a tiny uninhabited island. Desperate for food and water, Kennedy set off on a solo reconnaissance mission, scouting two larger...