Andrew Jackson Higgins and the Boats That Won World War II
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: October 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780807123393
Subjects: Biography: general; Shipping industries; Ship Design And Construction; Warships; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: World; Historical - U.S.; Military - Naval; Military - World War II
First sentence: In September, 1943, when the United States Fifth Army landed at Salerno, Italy, and General Douglas MacArthur's forces captured Salamaua in New Guinea, the American navy totaled 14,072 vessels.