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Unsinkable : five men and the indomitable run of the USS Plunkett  Cover Image Book Book

Unsinkable : five men and the indomitable run of the USS Plunkett / James Sullivan.

Summary:

Documents the true story of a U.S. Navy destroyer that inspired the writings of John Ford and Herman Wouk, drawing on the journals and other writings of five shipmates who witnessed the Anzio attacks and D-Day invasion.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982147631
  • ISBN: 1982147636
  • Physical Description: xiii, 399 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [357]-399).
Formatted Contents Note:
List of crew members -- The dawn. The goddamned harbor ; Boston ; Underway ; Overland ; Casablanca ; Steaming as before -- The Med. Thornton, Colorado ; Sicily ; Palermo ; The boot ; Readying ; Salerno -- The dusk. Overland, Missouri ; The fall ; Anzio ; Aftermath -- Appendix: Killed and missing in action at Anzio.
Subject: Plunkett (Destroyer : DD 431)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy > Anzio.
United States. Navy > Biography.
Sailors > United States > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch 940.5459 S949u 2020 (Text) 33126024119624 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 940.5459 S949u 2020 (Text) 33126024119988 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 05/09/2024


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