Burning Shore

by Ed Offley

Book Overview

On June 15, 1942, as thousands of vacationers lounged in the sun at Virginia Beach, two massive fireballs erupted just offshore from a convoy of oil tankers steaming into Chesapeake Bay. While men, women, and children gaped from the shore, two damaged oil tankers fell out of line and began to sink. Then a small escort warship blew apart in a violent explosion. Navy warships and aircraft peppered the water with depth charges, but to no avail. Within...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465029612
• ISBN13: 9780465029617
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"