Course 095 to Eternity: The Forgotten Men of Destroyer Squadron Eleven and Their Tragic Run Down the California Coast
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Course 095 to eternity: The saga of Destroyer Squadron Eleven (1923)
EN USISBN: 0937480002 bzw. 9780937480007, in Englisch, Overshiner, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
used books,books, On the night of September 8, 1923, seven battle-ready U.S. Navy destroyers were wrecked with a loss of twenty-three seamen. In five minutes of nagivational disaster more Navy ships perished than in all World War I. For fifty years, the rugged California coast where the young sailors died was unmarked by the U.S. Navy. One of the world's greatest maritime disasters was pushed into obscurity. Elwyn E. Overshiner's diligent research and documentation from the National Archives and other sources, some revealed for the first time through the Freedom of Information Act, is in sharp contrast to other accounts. The fog-shrouded rocks of Pedernales Point, an earthquake in Japan, a forest fire ashore, another ship's distress calls jamming the airwaves, a solar magnetic storm that deflected compasses, legends that imitate the Bermuda Triangle - all have been invoked in explaining the tragedy. Mr. Overshiner does not whitewash the events of "The Tragedy at Honda", but carefully documents the human decisions that led to the fatal command by Commodore Watson: "Captain, at 2100 hours set our Squadron course on 95 degrees true". Mr. Overshiner's account is a tribute to those young seamen, including his own brother, who perished in the line of duty aboard the doomed ships. It recalls the heroism that a cover-up would have denied, and stands as a reminder of the consequences of human error for those who face the unforviging sea. COURSE 095 TO ETERNITY offers lessons in Naval safety that must b.
used books,books, On the night of September 8, 1923, seven battle-ready U.S. Navy destroyers were wrecked with a loss of twenty-three seamen. In five minutes of nagivational disaster more Navy ships perished than in all World War I. For fifty years, the rugged California coast where the young sailors died was unmarked by the U.S. Navy. One of the world's greatest maritime disasters was pushed into obscurity. Elwyn E. Overshiner's diligent research and documentation from the National Archives and other sources, some revealed for the first time through the Freedom of Information Act, is in sharp contrast to other accounts. The fog-shrouded rocks of Pedernales Point, an earthquake in Japan, a forest fire ashore, another ship's distress calls jamming the airwaves, a solar magnetic storm that deflected compasses, legends that imitate the Bermuda Triangle - all have been invoked in explaining the tragedy. Mr. Overshiner does not whitewash the events of "The Tragedy at Honda", but carefully documents the human decisions that led to the fatal command by Commodore Watson: "Captain, at 2100 hours set our Squadron course on 95 degrees true". Mr. Overshiner's account is a tribute to those young seamen, including his own brother, who perished in the line of duty aboard the doomed ships. It recalls the heroism that a cover-up would have denied, and stands as a reminder of the consequences of human error for those who face the unforviging sea. COURSE 095 TO ETERNITY offers lessons in Naval safety that must b.
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Course 095 to eternity: The saga of Destroyer Squadron Eleven
EN PB USISBN: 9780937480007 bzw. 0937480002, in Englisch, Overshiner, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lyons Grumble [65204625], Austin, TX, U.S.A.
0937480002 Softcover with only light edge wear. Text appears unmarked and binding is tight. Ships FAST!
0937480002 Softcover with only light edge wear. Text appears unmarked and binding is tight. Ships FAST!
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Course Zero-Nine-Five to Eternity: the Saga of Destroyer Squadron Eleven (1980)
EN PB US FEISBN: 9780937480007 bzw. 0937480002, in Englisch, Overshiner, Taschenbuch, gebraucht, Erstausgabe.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ponce A Time Books, CA, Santa Barbara, [RE:4].
Trade paperback (US). 224 p. Trade paperback, First edition. Unabridged.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ponce A Time Books, CA, Santa Barbara, [RE:4].
Trade paperback (US). 224 p. Trade paperback, First edition. Unabridged.
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Course 095 to Eternity: the Saga of Destroyer Squadron Eleven (1981)
EN PB USISBN: 9780937480007 bzw. 0937480002, in Englisch, Overshiner, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hawking Books, CA, Upland, [RE:4].
PAPERBACK, Unabridged.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hawking Books, CA, Upland, [RE:4].
PAPERBACK, Unabridged.
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Course 095 to Eternity: the Saga of Destroyer Squadron Eleven (1981)
EN PB USISBN: 9780937480007 bzw. 0937480002, in Englisch, Overshiner, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, plus shipping, Shipping area: DOM.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lyons Grumble, TX, Austin, [RE:4].
PAPERBACK, Unabridged.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Lyons Grumble, TX, Austin, [RE:4].
PAPERBACK, Unabridged.
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