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The Ship That Wouldnt Die: The Saga of the USS Neosho A World War II Story of Courage and Survival at Sea
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Acclaimed naval historian Don Keith tells one of the most inspiring sea stories of World War II: the Japanese attack on the American oiler USS Neosho and the crews struggle for survival as their slowly sinking ship drifted on the treacherous Coral Sea.May 1942: the United States closed in for the wars first major clash with the Japanese Navy. The Neosho, a vitally important but minimally armed oil tanker was ordered away from the impending battle. But as the Battle of the Coral Sea raged two hundred miles away, the Neosho was attacked, setting the ship ablaze and leaving it listing badly. Scores of sailors were killed or wounded, while hundreds bobbed in sharkinfested waters. Fires on board threatened to spark a fatal explosion, and each passing hour brought the ship closer to sinking. It was the beginning of a hellish fourday ordeal as the crew struggled to stay alive and keep their ship afloat. Only four of them would survive to be rescued after nine days.Working from eyewitness accounts and declassified documents, Keith offers up vivid portraits of Navy heroes in this tale of a ship as tough and resilient as its crew. The Ship That Wouldnt Die captures the indomitable spirit of the American sailorand finally brings to the surface one of the great untold sagas of the Pacific War.
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