15%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf
Unknown
€ 36.99
€ 31.48
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, , black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Like its World War II namesake of Leyte Gulf fame, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small combatant built for escort duty. But its skipper imbued his brand-new crew with a fighting spirit to match their forebears, and in 1988 when the guided missile frigate was thrust into the Persian Gulf at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, there was no better ship for the job. Forbidden to fire unless fired upon, Captain Paul Rinn and his crew sailed amid the chaos in the Gulf for two months, relying on wit and nerve to face down fighter jets ... Read more
Like its World War II namesake of Leyte Gulf fame, USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) was a small combatant built for escort duty. But its skipper imbued his brand-new crew with a fighting spirit to match their forebears, and in 1988 when the guided missile frigate was thrust into the Persian Gulf at the height of the Iran-Iraq War, there was no better ship for the job. Forbidden to fire unless fired upon, Captain Paul Rinn and his crew sailed amid the chaos in the Gulf for two months, relying on wit and nerve to face down fighter jets ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781591146766
SKU
V9781591146766
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Unknown
Bradley Peniston is managing editor of the weekly newspaper Defense News. He has covered the U.S. military in more than a dozen countries and spent time aboard more than fifty warships. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Moscow Times, Naval Institute Proceedings, and elsewhere. He is also the author of Around the World with the ... Read more
Reviews for No Higher Honor: Saving the USS Samuel B. Roberts in the Persian Gulf