For Crew and Country
Subtitle: The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: Jan 29, 2013
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780312681890
Description: The story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account that also describes the harrowing three days endured in the sea by the ship's survivors.
Notes: Source title: For Crew and Country: The Inspirational True Story of Bravery and Sacrifice Aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts