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200,000 Miles Aboard the Destroyer Cotten
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- Book Synopsis
- In mid-June 1943, Snelling Robinson, a 20-year-old Harvard graduate and newly commissioned ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, joined the pre-commissioning crew of the Fletcher class destroyer USS Cotten.**xA0; The new crew trained for the remainder of the summer and then sailed to Pearl Harbor in time to join the newly established Fifth Fleet.**xA0; Under t he command of Admiral Raymond Spruance, the Fifth Fleet was given orders to invade Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands in November 1943.**xA0; This offensive, along with naval battles in the Philippine Sea, the Leyte Gulf, and the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945, is chronicled from the perspective of a young deck officer and is integrated with the background of the larger conflict, including the politics of command.**xA0; After Japan's surrender, the Cotten became a part of the Occupation Force anchored in Tokyo Bay.**xA0; Robinson deftly narrates how he and his friends took advantage of their good luck and brought their roles in the war to a fitting conclusion.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780873386982
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press, (17 October 2000)
- Number of Pages
- 342
- Weight
- 482 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228 x 153 x 20 mm
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