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Brothers down, Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona, Walter R. Borneman

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Brothers down, Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona, Walter R. Borneman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-322) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Brothers down

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1099565295

Responsibility statement

Walter R. Borneman

Sub title

Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona

Summary

The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 crippled America's battleship fleet, thousands of lives were lost, and the United States was propelled into a world war. Few realize that aboard the iconic, ill-fated USS Arizona were an incredible 79 blood relatives. Tragically, in an era when family members serving together was an accepted, even encouraged, practice, sixty-three of the Arizona's 1,177 dead turned out to be brothers. Borneman guides readers on an unforgettable journey of sacrifice and heroism, all told through the lives of these brothers and their fateful experience on the Arizona. --, Adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Silvis, Illinois; Christmas Eve, 1941 -- "Time is getting short so I'll say 'So long...'". At 'em Arizona ; "My brother joined up..." ; Unsettled seas ; Chasing ghosts: Thursday, December 4 ; Weekend dreaming: Friday, December 5 -- "Got to find my brother...". "By this time next week...": Saturday, December 6 ; Luck of the draw: Saturday December 6 ; Dawn: Sunday, December 7 ; "Andy, who are those guys?": Sunday, December 7 ; "My brother's up there!": Sunday, December 7 ; "Abandon ship!": Sunday, December 7 -- "There's never a day goes by...". The waiding: Sunday, December 7 ; "Yesterday, December 7...": Monday, December 8 ; "The secretary of the Navy regrets..." ; Those left to remember -- Epilogue: Brothers all -- Appendices: Brothers serving on USS Arizona, December 7, 1941 ; US battleships in commission, 1941 ; Comparative ranks of commissioned officers in US military services ; World War II-era general protocols for naming US Navy ships ; Command organization, US Pacific Fleet, battle force, December 7, 1941

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Pearl Harbor and the fate of the many brothers aboard the USS Arizona

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