The mighty battle action fought between an American destroyer and a German U-boat north of the Azores Islands in late October, 1943, has been called the most spectacular surface battle since the days of John Paul Jones. Robert A. Maher was a young sailor who served on the Navy destroyer USS Borie DD215 in that battle, and his personal account of the war culminates in this decisive battle. As leading fire-controlman and gun director pointer, Maher was stationed immediately above the bridge, where he had a clear view of ...
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The mighty battle action fought between an American destroyer and a German U-boat north of the Azores Islands in late October, 1943, has been called the most spectacular surface battle since the days of John Paul Jones. Robert A. Maher was a young sailor who served on the Navy destroyer USS Borie DD215 in that battle, and his personal account of the war culminates in this decisive battle. As leading fire-controlman and gun director pointer, Maher was stationed immediately above the bridge, where he had a clear view of events throughout the battle. In this nighttime action, the Borie rammed the German U-boat and became lodged across it. The crews of both ships opened fire at point-blank range with small arms and machine guns. The Americans were victorious, but the Borie was badly damaged and had to be abandoned. Sailors' Journey into War is also the story of young men taken from the comfort of their families and hometowns and cast into a war of unimaginable proportions. Like other young servicemen, they learned their jobs and went into combat with determination and often great courage. The book opens a window into the daily lives of Navy enlisted men and accurately reflects their attitudes both as raw recruits and as seasoned sailors at the end of the war.
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Good. Beautiful hardback with dust jacket, but does have prior owner's information inside the cover, and is embossed (sealed like a notary seals a document) with the prior owner? ? ? ? s initials on a few pages. Does not affect the reading of the text, or the appearance of the book as the embossing is the color of the paper. Small inscription inside the cover.
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NF in VG+ jacket. Hardcover, 8vo. 207pp. Index, appendices, bibliography. NF/VG+. Slight yellowing of top edges of jacket flaps. Else near fine. Personal account of service aboard the destroyer USS Borie in WWII and its combat with a U-boat near the Azores in October 1943.
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3SA15 Fine in fine dust jacket. Pages clean, crisp, and bright, no markings. (See more...) Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 228 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. 3SA15 Boards straight and unbumped, binding tight. DJ shows almost no wear, no folds, creases, wrinkles, etc. Small independent US bookseller.
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Very Good-in Good+ dust jacket. 0873385837. Signed / inscribed by Wise on the front flyleaf. Bit of bumping to spine extremities. Some whitish rubbing to the lower portions of boards; looks like offset from the inner DJ. Else binding and pages are clean. Lower portion of inner DJ is faintly dampstained; does not show externally.; WLH19A; 9.25" x 6"; 207 pages; Signed by Author.