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Brothers down : Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona

Title
Brothers down : Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona / Walter R. Borneman.
Author
Borneman, Walter R., 1952-
Publication
  • New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Description
xxiii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits; 25 cm
Summary
The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 crippled America's battleship fleet, thousands of lives were lost, and the United States was propelled into a world war. Few realize that aboard the iconic, ill-fated USS Arizona were an incredible 79 blood relatives. Tragically, in an era when family members serving together was an accepted, even encouraged, practice, sixty-three of the Arizona's 1,177 dead turned out to be brothers. Borneman guides readers on an unforgettable journey of sacrifice and heroism, all told through the lives of these brothers and their fateful experience on the Arizona. --
Alternative Title
Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-322) and index.
Contents
Prologue: Silvis, Illinois; Christmas Eve, 1941 -- "Time is getting short so I'll say 'So long...'". At 'em Arizona ; "My brother joined up..." ; Unsettled seas ; Chasing ghosts: Thursday, December 4 ; Weekend dreaming: Friday, December 5 -- "Got to find my brother...". "By this time next week...": Saturday, December 6 ; Luck of the draw: Saturday December 6 ; Dawn: Sunday, December 7 ; "Andy, who are those guys?": Sunday, December 7 ; "My brother's up there!": Sunday, December 7 ; "Abandon ship!": Sunday, December 7 -- "There's never a day goes by...". The waiding: Sunday, December 7 ; "Yesterday, December 7...": Monday, December 8 ; "The secretary of the Navy regrets..." ; Those left to remember -- Epilogue: Brothers all -- Appendices: Brothers serving on USS Arizona, December 7, 1941 ; US battleships in commission, 1941 ; Comparative ranks of commissioned officers in US military services ; World War II-era general protocols for naming US Navy ships ; Command organization, US Pacific Fleet, battle force, December 7, 1941.
Call Number
JFE 19-9703
ISBN
  • 9780316438889
  • 031643888X
LCCN
2019932184
OCLC
1099565295
Author
Borneman, Walter R., 1952- author.
Title
Brothers down : Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona / Walter R. Borneman.
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-322) and index.
Chronological Term
1939-1945
Research Call Number
JFE 19-9703
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