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All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor´s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
Donald Stratton
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Description for All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor´s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
The most gripping, intimate, and inspiring account of Pearl Harbor. The first memoir ever published by a USS Arizona survivor. At 8:10 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Seaman First Class Donald Stratton was consumed by an inferno. A million pounds of explosives had detonated beneath his battle station aboard the USS Arizona, barely fifteen minutes into Japan's surprise attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Near death and burned across two thirds of his body, Don, a nineteen-year-old Nebraskan who had been steeled by the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, summoned the will to haul himself hand over hand ... Read more
The most gripping, intimate, and inspiring account of Pearl Harbor. The first memoir ever published by a USS Arizona survivor. At 8:10 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Seaman First Class Donald Stratton was consumed by an inferno. A million pounds of explosives had detonated beneath his battle station aboard the USS Arizona, barely fifteen minutes into Japan's surprise attack on American forces at Pearl Harbor. Near death and burned across two thirds of his body, Don, a nineteen-year-old Nebraskan who had been steeled by the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, summoned the will to haul himself hand over hand ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780062645364
SKU
V9780062645364
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Ref
99-15
About Donald Stratton
Born in 1922, Donald Stratton grew up in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Upon graduating high school in 1940, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and reported for duty on the battleship USS Arizona. After more than a year of recuperation following the Pearl Harbor attacks, Stratton reenlisted in the Navy and was commissioned to the destroyer USS Stack. From 1944-45, ... Read more
Reviews for All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor´s Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
A story of awe-inspiring courage and steely determination. ... Stratton's book should be in every school library.
The Missourian If you really want to know what happened at Pearl Harbor, you'll want to read [Donald Stratton's] book.
BILL O'REILLY, The O'Reilly Factor ( Tip of the Day ) Stratton tells his epic story in ... Read more
The Missourian If you really want to know what happened at Pearl Harbor, you'll want to read [Donald Stratton's] book.
BILL O'REILLY, The O'Reilly Factor ( Tip of the Day ) Stratton tells his epic story in ... Read more