ISBN: 9781413757187 - steel warrior (1 resultados)

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. This novel was inspired by events that occurred aboard the USS McGowan (DD-678) and other naval units operating in the Korean Theater. It is a fictional account of a Fletcher class destroyer, the USS Wingate (DD-548), that begins with her re-commissioning in Long Beach, California, in July 1951. The Wingate is followed through the eyes of her crew as they steam across the Pacific to join Task Force 77 and participate in the Korean War in a nation divided along an imaginary line called the 38th parallel. The former owner's name and address are on the inside of front cover; otherwise, this copy is clean and solid. …