The Forgotten Heroes
Subtitle: The Heroic Story of the United States Merchant Marine
Publisher: Forge Books
Published: April 21, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9780765307071
Subjects: United States - 20th Century/WWII; Military; History; History - Military / War; Maritime History; Military - World War II; History / Military / Naval; Military - Naval
First sentence: THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE OF TODAY IS ONLY A SHADOW OF ITS FORmer self, with fewer merchant ships afloat than those currently sailing under the flag of the tiny Mediterranean republic of Malta, which occupies only 124 square miles.