Seabees, From Omaha To Okinawa: A Sequel to Can Do!

by William Bradford Huie

Book Overview

William Bradford Huie, joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He was commission as a public relations officer in the little-known Civil Engineer Corps' Construction Battalions--the Seabees. The following year he published "Can Do ", an account of their landing with the Marines at Guadalcanal and Wake Island, Sicily and Salerno. This book is a sequel to "Can Do " and continues the saga of the combat trained civilian plumbers, carpenters, heavy equipment operators,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1484015517
• ISBN13: 9781484015513
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Incredible feats of engineering !!!

For every one person in front line combat, there were ten behind the scenes in World War II. The Seabees performed their complicated jobs, while many times in that front line combat. "Can Do" was certainly the theme of their experience.

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