Merchant Mariners at War
by Billy, George J.; Billy, Christine M.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-09-07
Publisher(s): Univ Pr of Florida
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Summary
"This collection of interviews with 59 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduates who served during the war provides a seldom-seen perspective on World War II maritime history. Gathered over more than a decade at the academy in Kings Point, New York, these selected interviews together offer a unique portrait of the young officers who delivered the trucks, locomotives, and other vital war material. The veterans' recollections open a window into the world of the merchant marine during World War II and include startling accounts of privation and brave endurance."--BOOK JACKET.
Author Biography
George J. Billy is chief librarian at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the author of Palmerston's Foreign Policy: 1848 and the annotated bibliography Sources of Information in Transportation, Shipping. Christine M. Billy, formerly assistant to the public information officer at the United States Merchant Marine Academy, is a graduate of Harvard Law School.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Around the World | p. 11 |
| Training for War | p. 34 |
| The Battle of the Atlantic | p. 53 |
| Convoys | p. 82 |
| Liberty Ships | p. 126 |
| The Murmansk Run | p. 139 |
| The Mediterranean | p. 160 |
| D-Day | p. 173 |
| The Vast Pacific | p. 180 |
| Weather | p. 208 |
| The Philippines | p. 213 |
| Prisoners of War | p. 217 |
| Indian Ocean | p. 226 |
| Navy | p. 233 |
| The End of the War | p. 257 |
| The Significance of the Merchant Marine | p. 264 |
| Personal Thoughts | p. 277 |
| Ships of the U.S. Merchant Marine | p. 281 |
| Ships of the U.S. Navy | p. 291 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 295 |
| Notes | p. 297 |
| Bibliography | p. 303 |
| Index | p. 307 |
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