Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II

by Benjamin J Hruska and Benjamin J. Hruska

Book Overview

Recounts the stories of the USS Block Island CVE 21 and CVE 106 and their crews, many of whom served on both ships in the Atlantic and Pacific theatres

In Valor and Courage: The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II Benjamin Hruska explores the history and commemoration of the USS Block Island--or, more properly, the Block Islands, as two escort carriers bore that name during WWII...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817360697
• ISBN13: 9780817360696
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University Alabama Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary