Great Naval Disasters
U.S.Naval Accidents in the 20th Century
Published on 19. November 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-7603-0594-2 (ISBN)
Description
Landlubbers beware! Great Naval Disasters is a collection of 19 incredible stories of ill-fated ships, each including a full recounting of the ship's early history, the events surrounding her tragedy, and her ultimate misfortune. The most deadly enemies of the warship other than combat - collision, explosion, fire, grounding, and, of course, the mysterious and curious...Contains accounts of raging fires on the USS Enterprise, USS Uriskany, USS Forrestal, and USS Constellation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Illustrations
200 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 273 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
408 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7603-0594-2 (9780760305942)
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