A ship with no name
By: Richard Hersey
Publisher: Sunoasis Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Orinda, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 354
ISBN-13: 9780983412304
Subjects: United States; Leopoldville (Ship); Sailors; Tugboats; Officers; ATR-3 (Rescue tug); Campaigns; American Personal narratives; American Naval operations; World War, 1939-1945; History; United States. Navy; Divers; Biography; Naval History
Notes: "Adventures aboard ATR-3 in the English Channel 1944-1945, Utah Beach, Omaha Beach, Le Havre, Cherbourg and the sinking of the Leopoldville."--Back cover.
Table of contents: title: Welcome aboard!; title: Adventures of a tugboat man; title: Preinvasion fears; title: Normandy/Utah Beach; title: The work of a rescue tug; title: Fright in the night; title: Mutiny; title: Local opinion; title: Rescue, not combat ship; title: The war goes on; title: Capturing a fort; title: The eerie silence of an empty ship; title: Rescuing a patrol craft; title: Leave and recreation; title: Leopoldville; title: The new captain; title: "Do you know my brother?"; title: Wonderful news; title: The long voyage home.