The Jersey Brothers: A Missing Naval Officer in the Pacific and His Family's Quest to Bring Him Home
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XT7S18L |
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| Number of Pages | : | 265 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Benny is the gunnery and antiaircraft officer on the USS Enterprise, one of the only carriers to escape Pearl Harbor and by the end of 1942 the last one left in the Pacific to defend against the Japanese. Now it is up to Bill and Benny to find and rescue him. Barton, the youngest and least distinguished of the three, is shuffled off to the Navy Supply Corps because his mother wants him out of harm's way. Bill is picked by Roosevelt to run his first map room in Washington. It is the story, written with intimate, novelistic detail, of an ordinary young man who shows extraordinary courage as the Japanese do everything short of killing him. They are three brothers, all navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of the war's most crucial moments. The extraordinary real-life adventure of three brothers at the center of the most dramatic turning points of World War II and their mad race to change history
This is a beautifully written book James H. Dean This is a beautifully written book, based on fact which makes it even more gripping to me.LOTS of history, superbly intertwined in the story,, excellent character development, and we are taken to the White House map room where strategy and codes are ciphered, all the way to the horrific eatment of our men at the hands of the Ja. Extraordinary! I am a huge WW I I history buff, fairly well educated in many of the events of the war. This book, however, fu just me Extraordinary! I am a huge WW I I history buff, fairly well educated in many of the events of the war. This book, however, furthered my education in ways unexpected and heart-rending. The extent of the sheer arrogance and self-service of many high-level military officers and politicians is appalling! They have nothing less than. Wow What a wonderful story of three brothers in WWII. Also weaves historical facts into the true story. A great insight into the war