The Castaway's War: One Man's Battle Against Imperial Japan

by Stephen Harding and Stephen Harding

Book Overview

Shipwrecked on a South Pacific island, a young US Navy lieutenant waged a one-man war against the Japanese In the early hours of July 5, 1943, the destroyer USS Strong was hit by a Japanese torpedo. The powerful weapon broke the destroyer's back, killed dozens of sailors, and sparked raging fires. While accompanying ships were able to take off most of Strong 's surviving crewmembers, scores went into the ocean as the once-proud warship sank beneath...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306823403
• ISBN13: 9780306823404
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Da Capo
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"