Description: Title: Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It Author: Freeman, Gregory A. Publisher: William Morrow & Company Binding: Paperback Pages: 336 Dimensions: 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.00d Product Weight: 0.6 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780060936907 The aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was preparing to launch attacks into North Vietnam when one of its jets accidentally fired a rocket into an aircraft occupied by pilot John McCain. A huge fire ensued, and McCain barely escaped before a 1,000-pound bomb on his plane exploded, causing a chain reaction with other bombs on surrounding planes. The crew struggled for days to extinguish the fires, but, in the end, the tragedy took the lives of 134 men. For thirty-five years, the terrible loss of life has been blamed on the sailors themselves, but this meticulously documented history shows that they were truly the victims and heroes. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Sailors to the End : the Deadly Fire on the Uss Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Topic: Military / Naval, Military / Vietnam War, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Fire Science
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2004
Genre: Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 9.7 Oz
Item Length: 8 in
Author: Gregory A. Freeman
Item Width: 5.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
