The USS Ward : an operational history of the ship that fired the first American shot of World War II / Richard P. Klobuchar ; forewords by Kenneth C. Swedberg and Guy E. Thompson.
"From confrontation at Pearl Harbor through the Ward's last mission in the Philippines, this ship's history gives a detailed account of the life and times of the USS Ward and her crew of 125 men, 82 of whom were naval reservists from St. Paul, Minnesota. This work provides a description of the Ward'...
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| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland,
[2006], ©2006.
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| Physical Description: | xi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Variant Title: |
U.S.S. Ward. |
| Format: | Book |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The USS Ward : |b an operational history of the ship that fired the first American shot of World War II / |c Richard P. Klobuchar ; forewords by Kenneth C. Swedberg and Guy E. Thompson. |
| 246 | 3 | |a U.S.S. Ward. | |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-261) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a A fighting ship is born -- Too late for war -- A ship and crew prepare for war -- Ward goes to sea -- First shot of the war -- Assault from the sky -- A difficult December -- Liberty -- First year at war -- Ward becomes an APD -- In the South Pacific at last -- Amphibious operations begin -- New Britain and New Guinea -- Leyte -- Destiny's date repeated -- Epilogue. | |
| 520 | |a "From confrontation at Pearl Harbor through the Ward's last mission in the Philippines, this ship's history gives a detailed account of the life and times of the USS Ward and her crew of 125 men, 82 of whom were naval reservists from St. Paul, Minnesota. This work provides a description of the Ward's service during World War II"--Provided by publisher. | ||
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