Merchant marine survivors of World War II : oral histories of cargo carrying under fire / Michael Gillen.
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TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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- 9781476618876
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American
- Merchant marine -- United States -- Interviews
- Sailors -- United States -- Interviews
- Merchant marine -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Armed merchant ships -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Shipwrecks -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Shipwreck survival -- Anecdotes
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives
- D773 .M473 2014
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Includes bibliographies and index.
"The 20 World War II Merchant Marine veterans featured in this oral history served in all theaters of war. Most had at least one ship torpedoed, bombed, shelled or mined out from under them. Some became prisoners of the Japanese for the duration of the war. Many spent time on lifeboats or flimsy rafts under harsh conditions"--
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