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William Doyle

PT 109

An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy

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The extraordinary World War II story of shipwreck and survival that paved John F. Kennedy’s path to powerIn the early morning darkness of August 2, 1943, during a chaotic nighttime skirmish amid the Solomon Islands, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri barreled through thick fog and struck the U.S. Navy’s motor torpedo boat PT 109, splitting the craft nearly in half and killing two American sailors instantly. The sea erupted in flames as the 109’s skipper, John F. Kennedy, and the ten surviving crewmen under his command desperately clung to the sinking wreckage; 1,200 feet of ink-black, shark-infested water loomed beneath. “All hands lost,” came th… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-06-234659-9
  • EAN: 9780062346599
  • Produktnummer: 19658715
  • Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 368 S.
  • Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
  • Masse: H20.4 cm x B13.7 cm x D2.5 cm 273 g
  • Gewicht: 273

Über den Autor


William Doyle has written or cowritten seven books, including PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy and American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms (with “American Sniper” Chris Kyle). He served as director of original programming for HBO and was coproducer of the PBS special Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story. He lives with his family in New York City.

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