Rogers Elden Duane, Rogers Jerry So Long for Now: A Sailor`s Letters from the USS Franklin 9780806156323

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Автор: Rogers Elden Duane, Rogers Jerry
Название: So Long for Now: A Sailor`s Letters from the USS Franklin
ISBN: 9780806156323
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Биографии исторических, политических и военных деятелей

ISBN-10: 0806156325
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 432
Вес: 0.74 кг.
Дата издания: 09.03.2017
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 19 black & white illustrations, 2 maps
Размер: 229 x 152 x 34
Подзаголовок: A sailor`s letters from the uss franklin
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Elden Duane Rogers died on March 19, 1945, one of the eight hundred who perished on the aircraft carrier USS Franklin that day. It was his nineteenth birthday. Write home often, the navy told sailors like Elden, thinking it would keep up morale among sailors and those waiting for them stateside. But they were told not to write anything about where they were, where they had been, where they were going, what they were doing, or even what the weather was like. Spies were presumed everywhere, and loose lips could sink ships. Before a sailors letter could be sealed and sent, a censor read it and with a razor blade cut out words that told too much.So Long for Now reconstructs the lost world of a sailors daily life in World War II, piecing together letters from Eldens family in Vega, Texas, and from his girlfriend, the untold stories behind Eldens own letters, and the context of the war itself. Historian Jerry L. Rogers delves past censored letters limited to small talk and local gossip to conjure the danger, excitement, boredom, and sacrifices that sailors in the Pacific theater endured. He follows Elden from enlistment in the navy through every battle the USS Franklin saw. Flight deck crashes, kamikaze hits, and tensions and alliances aboard ship all built to the unprecedented chaos and casualties of the Japanese air attack on March 19. So long for now, Elden signed off - never Goodbye. This moving work poignantly confronts the horrors of war, giving voice to a young sailor, the country he served, the family and friends he left behind, and the hope that has sustained them.
Дополнительное описание: Second World War|Modern warfare|General and world history|Warfare and defence|Biography: general

So Long for Now: A Sailor`s Letters from the USS Franklin, Rogers Elden Duane, Rogers Jerry