Sailors to the End
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Sailors to the End by Gregory A Freeman
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.
Freeman has written for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is the author of Sailors to the End. He currently resides in Roswell, Georgia.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780060936907 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060936908 |
| Title | Sailors to the End |
| Author | Gregory A Freeman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2004-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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