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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Deutermann, Peter T. 1941- author.     Subjects     Franklin (Aircraft carrier) -- Fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Fiction.     World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Deutermann, Peter T. 1941- author.       by title:      Trial by fire / P. T...         MARC Display

Trial by fire / P. T. Deutermann. by Deutermann, Peter T. 1941- author. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021. Subjects Franklin (Aircraft carrier) -- Fiction.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Fiction.   World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean -- Fiction. ISBN:  9781250273048 (hardcover) : 1250273048 (hardcover) : Description:  245 pages ; 24 cm Edition:  First Edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Based on a true story--P.T. Deutermann's Trial by Fire is a dramatic WWII novel of attack, survival, and triumph on board an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. March 19, 1945: The war in the Pacific approaches its apocalyptic climax. The largest wartime armada ever assembled, Task Force 58, is closing in on Okinawa; once taken, it will finally put American B-29 bombers in range of the home islands of Japan-and victory. At the heart of the fleet are 14 Essex-class aircraft carriers, including the USS Franklin, known as "Big Ben"-a 27,000-ton behemoth, home to 3,500 crewmen and 100 aircraft. Just after dawn, while crewmen prepare for battle, a single Japanese Yokosuka D4Y breaks through the clouds and drops two 500-pound bombs on Big Ben. The first rips through the flight deck's 3-inch armor to the hangar deck, exploding amidst two dozen planes carrying 36,000 gallons of gas and 30 tons of explosives. Rockets and bombs howl in all directions. Hundreds of men are forced to leap into the sea to escape, leaving the captain with only one third of his crew; there are more dead, wounded, and trapped men left onboard than able-bodied sailors. Trial By Fire is the gripping novelization of how, against all odds, the sailors of the Franklin were able to save their ship, after 3 agonizing days of battling the flames that ultimately claimed the lives of 832 men and injured 300 more. Readers will be astounded and humbled by the heroic actions of a few brave sailors in the face of catastrophe"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status Due Date   Ewa Beach P/S Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked out 07/09/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kalihi-Palama Public Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Keaau P/S Library Adult Fiction Deutermann Historical Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Koloa P/S Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Fiction Deutermann   Checked In   Add Copy to MyList More Results: 1 2 Next

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