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- Signed By
- William A. Carter
- Publication Name
- Carter, William A.
- Signed
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780980245714
- Book Title
- Why Me, Lord? : the Experiences of a U. S. Navy Armed Guard Officer in World War Ii's
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Carter, William A.
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, General, Military
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Why Me, Lord? is a firsthand account by a veteran of one of the most tragic chapters in World War II naval history, the infamous PQ 17 convoy across the North Atlantic to north Russia in the summer of 1942. 35 merchant ships carried war materiel to support the Soviet defense against invading Nazi armies before the U.S. and Great Britain opened a second front with the invasion of North Africa late in 1942. After the convoy was abandoned by its American and British naval escort vessels in U-boat-infested waters, 24 of its 35 merchant ships were lost to enemy attack. The author, then a young U.S. Naval officer commanded a Navy Armed Guard contingent aboard the American freighter, S.S. Ironclad, and was awarded the Silver Star for valor as a result of his leadership during combat with attacking German aircraft. He tells the story of his experiences in vivid detail and paints a memorable portrait of both the wartime navy and Soviet Russia's White Sea ports. The book also details the return voyage aboard the U.S. liberty ship, S.S. Richard Bland, which, if anything, was even more harrowing. The Bland was sunk off Iceland after being torpedoed three times north of the Arctic Circle, with its surviving crew members, including the author, being forced into lifeboats in frigid North Atlantic waters. Written more than 60 years after the events it describes, Why Me, Lord? is one of the very few, and quite possibly the last, firsthand accounts of this important, though little known, chapters of World War II naval history.
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Publisher
Carter, William A.
ISBN-10
0980245710
ISBN-13
9780980245714
eBay Product ID (ePID)
65645357
Product Key Features
Book Title
Why Me, Lord? : the Experiences of a U. S. Navy Armed Guard Officer in World War Ii's
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, General, Military
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17 Oz
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15-Up
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