02586nam 2200553 a 450 991045389090332120200520144314.00-8173-8214-3(CKB)1000000000537504(EBL)438209(OCoLC)614533461(SSID)ssj0000263136(PQKBManifestationID)11205160(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000263136(PQKBWorkID)10272458(PQKB)10821447(MiAaPQ)EBC438209(MdBmJHUP)muse8705(Au-PeEL)EBL438209(CaPaEBR)ebr10237176(EXLCZ)99100000000053750420030816d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTwenty-three minutes to eternity[electronic resource] the final voyage of the escort carrier U.S.S. Liscome Bay /James L. Noles, JrTuscaloosa University of Alabama Pressc20041 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8173-1369-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-242) and index.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. 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 loWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsKiribatiElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54/26681Noles James L.Jr.1047027MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453890903321Twenty-three minutes to eternity2474353UNINA01243nam 2200433 450 991082119270332120230814223352.090-6299-250-1(CKB)4100000005248003(MiAaPQ)EBC5450695(EXLCZ)99410000000524800320180807d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBiomechanics of the eye /editors, Cynthia J. Roberts, William J. Dupps Jr., J. Crawford DownsAmsterdam, The Netherlands :Kugler Publications,[2018]©20181 online resource (546 pages)90-6299-886-0 EyeMovementsEyeMechanical propertiesBiomechanicsEyeMovements.EyeMechanical properties.Biomechanics.152.14Roberts Cynthia J.Dupps William J.Downs J. CrawfordMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821192703321Biomechanics of the eye1749563UNINA