200, 000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten by The Kent State University Press

200, 000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten by The Kent State University Press

In mid-June 1943, Snelling Robinson, a 20-year-old Harvard graduate and newly commissioned ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, joined the pre-commissioning crew of the Fletcher class destroyer US Cotten. The new crew trained for the remainder of the summer and then sailed to Pearl Harbor in time to join the newly established Fifth Fleet. Under t he command of Admiral Raymond Spruance, the Fifth Fleet was given orders to invade Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943. This offensive, along with naval battles in the Philippine Sea, the Leyte Gulf, and the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945, is chronicled from the perspective of a young deck officer and is integrated with the background of the larger conflict, including the politics of command. After Japan's surrender, the Cotten became a part of the Occupation Force anchored in Tokyo Bay. Robinson deftly narrates how he and his friends took advantage of their good luck and brought their roles in the war to a fitting conclusion.

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ISBN 13	9780873386456
ISBN 10	0873386450
Title	200, 000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten
Author	Robinson C Snelling
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Kent State University Press
Year published	1999-12-31
Number of pages	342
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