书目

Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It

内容简介

TheaircraftcarrierUSSForrestalwaspreparingtolaunchattacksintoNorthVietnamwhenoneofitsjetsaccidentallyfiredarocketintoanaircraftoccupiedbypilotJohnMcCain.Ahugefireensued,andMcCainbarelyescapedbeforea1,000-poundbombonhisplaneexploded,causingachainreactionwithotherbombsonsurroundingplanes.Thecrewstruggledfordaystoextinguishthefires,but,intheend,thetragedytookthelivesof134men.Forthirty-fiveyears,theterriblelossoflifehasbeenblamedonthesailorsthemselves,butthismeticulouslydocumentedhistoryshowsthattheyweretrulythevictimsandheroes.

作者简介

GregoryA.Freemanistheauthorofonepreviousbook,LayThisBodyDown:The1921MurdersofElevenPlantationSlaves.AgraduateoftheUniversityofGeorgia,heisformerlyareporterwiththeAssociatedPressandiscurrentlyafreelancejournalist.

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