From Omaha to Okinawa by William B Huie

From Omaha to Okinawa by William B Huie

Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Summary

In this rousing sequel to his classic Can Do! The Story of the Seabees, William Bradford Huie continues the saga of the combat trained civilian plumbers, carpenters, heavy equipment operators, wharf builders, and civil engineers who served in the US Navy construction battalions.

The feel-good place to buy books
  • Free US shipping over $15
  • Buying preloved emits 41% less CO2 than new
  • Millions of affordable books
  • Give your books a new home - sell them back to us!

From Omaha to Okinawa by William B Huie

In this rousing sequel to his classic Can Do! The Story of the Seabees, William Bradford Huie continues the saga of the combat trained civilian plumbers, carpenters, heavy equipment operators, wharf builders, and civil engineers who served in the US Navy construction battalions.
William Bradford ""Bill"" Huie (1910 – 1986) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, television interviewer, screenwriter, lecturer, and novelist. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy, for a time as aide to Vice Admiral Ben Moreell of the famous Seabees. While chronicling the wartime activity of the Seabees, Lieutenant Huie had special permission to continue his own writing projects, both fiction and nonfiction, dealing primarily with the war.
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781557503480
ISBN 10 1557503486
Title From Omaha to Okinawa
Author William B Huie
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Naval Institute Press
Year published 2012-04-30
Number of pages 312
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.