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| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Coming soon, the anniversary of 'The ship that would not die' |
| 2014-04-08 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Beg to differ. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2014-04-08 19:53 |
| #6 I recommend The Twilight Warriors, Robert Gandt. Focuses on the airmen on both sides, but includes all events around Okinawa, such as the charge of the Yamato. I was wondering that too Bobby; I read Malta Convoy, a good read for a air/road trip. Ridiculous. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-04-08 17:05 |
| #5 Them Exocets don't look so scary once you've seen a Kate driven by 130 IQ points carry a 1000 lb AP warhead + Gasoline + Kinetic Energy. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-04-08 16:32 |
| #4 Made me think of a similar story about the SS Ohio towed into Malta's harbor so badly damaged that when they pumped off the oil in her holds, she sank. An excellent book - Moses, Sam (2006). At All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Marines Turned the Tide of World War II. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2014-04-08 13:06 |
| #3 My father in law was exec officer on the ship on the early 60's. It's now at Patriots Point in Charleston SC. The wife and I went to a couple of the ship reunions with him and I've met some of the crew that were in that fight. AP is right on from the stories I heard. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2014-04-08 04:42 |
| #2 Great ship and great crew! A battle where American sailors fought to live and Japanese pilots fought to die. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-04-08 01:26 |
| #1 Wow. Just... wow. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2014-04-08 00:22 |