A destroyer sailor's war
Subtitle: the true story of a destroyer sailor's life at sea during World War II
By: Jerome S. Welna
Publisher: Heritage Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Westminster, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
ISBN-13: 9780788449284; 9780788481673
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; American Personal narratives; American Naval operations; Campaigns; Operation Neptune; Barton (Destroyer); Sterett (Destroyer)
Other titles: True story of a destroyer sailor's life at sea during World War II
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 377) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prelude to World War II, 1938; title: The Battle of the Atlantic, part I, 1939; title: The Battle of the Atlantic, part II, 1941; title: The seeds of war; title: World War II begins, December 7, 1941; title: USS Barton DD 722, December, 1943; title: Operation Neptune, Invasion of France, June, 1944; title: Battle of Cherbourg, June, 1944; title: Belfast and home; title: USS Sterett DD 407; title: Liberation of the Philippines, part I; title: Liberation of the Philippines, part II; title: Operation Iceberg, Okinawa Gunte, Nansei Shoto Operation; title: Unconditional surrender.