The Mathews men : seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats / William Geroux.
The Mathews men : seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats / William Geroux.
The Mathews men : seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats / William Geroux.
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Publisher
New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Call Numbers
G 2016/2561
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
ix, 390 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue: A gift from the predators -- Born to the water -- The Devil's shovel -- Missing -- Professional survivors -- "Off Hatteras the tankers sink" -- Killing ground to battleground -- "Avoid polar bear liver" -- Catastrophe -- "Please don't tell me" -- Counterattack -- The conveyor belt -- War's...
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Publisher
New York, New York : Viking, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
Mathews County, Virginia, is a remote outpost on the Chesapeake Bay with little to offer except unspoiled scenery -- but it sent one of the largest concentrations of sea captains and U.S. merchant mariners of any community in America to fight in World War II. The Mathews Men tells that heroic story through the experiences of one family whose seven...
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The Mathews men : seven brothers and the war against Hitler's U-boats / William Geroux.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-375) and index.
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©2016
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G 2016/2561
Record Identifier
74VKVq3o0rAl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVq3o0rAl
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ISBN
0525428151 (hardback)
9780525428152 (hardback)
DDC
940.54293092275531
MMS ID
991024007570202626
