The castaway's war
Subtitle: one man's battle against Imperial Japan
By: Stephen Harding
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
ISBN-13: 9780306823404; 9780306823411
Subjects: Campaigns; Strong (Destroyer : DD-467); Shipwreck survival; American Naval operations; World War, 1939-1945; Sailors; Military History; Biography
Other titles: One man's battle against Imperial Japan
Description: "Presents the story of Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, who was marooned on a South Pacific island and waged a one-man war against Japanese forces. By the author of The New York Times best-seller The Last Battle, "--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.
Table of contents: title: Roll tide; title: Taking ship; title: War among the islands; title: On a collision course; title: Death by long lance; title: Adrift in Kula Gulf; title: Cast upon a hostile shore; title: Alone among enemies; title: Back in the war; title: Back to the world; title: Congress, television, and the silver screen.