Merchant marine survivors of World War II : oral histories of cargo carrying under fire /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gillen, Michael, 1948- author.
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Subject:	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. Armed merchant ships. Merchant marine. Military operations, Naval -- American. Sailors. Shipwreck survival. Shipwrecks. United States. Anecdotes. History. Interviews. Personal narratives. Personal narratives.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13582525

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ISBN:	9781476618876 1476618879 9780786494675 0786494670
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"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"--
Other form:	Print version: Gillen, Michael, 1948- Merchant marine survivors of World War II 9780786494675

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