1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782141003321

Autore

Noles James L., Jr.

Titolo

Twenty-three minutes to eternity [[electronic resource] ] : the final voyage of the escort carrier U.S.S. Liscome Bay / / James L. Noles, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8173-8214-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

940.54/26681

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Kiribati

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The baby flattops -- Crew for the "Listing Lizzie" -- Wildcats, avengers, and a rear admiral -- Into the breach -- Galvanic and Kourbash -- Three task forces, three brothers -- "The god of death has come" -- Twenty-three minutes and counting -- Abandon ship! -- Pacific dawn -- Surviving -- Aftermath.

Sommario/riassunto

A long-overdue history of America's ""forgotten flattop.""     On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history.     Liscome Bay's lo



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694144603321

Titolo

The Older Americans Act : improving quality of life for aging Americans : field hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, second session, April 28, 2006, in Westerville, Ohio

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 69 p.)

Soggetti

Older people - Health and hygiene - United States

Older people - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Older people - Services for - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia