Description: Destroyer Captain : The Life of Ernest E. Evans, Paperback by Hornfischer, James D.; Hornfischer, David J., ISBN 059318467X, ISBN-13 9780593184677, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "On the morning of October 25, 1944, in the waters off Samar, a small flotilla of US Navy ships encountered a Japanese fleet superior in both vessels and firepower. Aboard the USS Johnston, Capt. Ernest Evans seized the moment, ordering his destroyer to steam forward and attack. Heavily out-gunned, Evans and his sailors fired torpedo after torpedo, all the while maneuvering to dodge enemy shells, as two other American destroyers joined the fight. It was a valiant last stand for Capt. Evans, one of the toughest warriors in the Navy, but thanks to his bravery and steadiness under fire, these dogged Americans routed one of the most powerful naval forces that Tokyo had ever put to sea"--
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Book Title: Destroyer Captain : the Life of Ernest E. Evans
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Topic: Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, World, Military
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.5 in
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 6.8 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: James D. Hornfischer, David J. Hornfischer
Book Series: American War Heroes Ser.
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
