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Uss houston at the battle of java sea at the national wwii museum international conference on world war ii. The fleet at flood tide a conversation with author. Navy professional reading program, maintained by the chief of naval operations. Hornfischer s earlier works of naval history, and it is one of his best. With the last stand of the tin can sailors and ship of ghosts, james d. Hornfischer is the author of the new york times bestsellers neptunes inferno, ship of ghosts, and the last stand of the tin can sailors, winner of the samuel eliot morison award, and others. Hornfischer has documented one such lesserremembered world war two tale with a reverence befitting the brave men who fought and died for americas freedom. Feb 27, 2012 hear author james hornfischer give a talk on his book, ship of ghosts. The navigator of the uss houston confided these prophetic words to. The story of the uss houston, fdrs legendary lost cruiser, and the epic saga of her survivors.
The events of the book take place during the battle of leyte gulf, which stands as the largest. The story of the uss houston, fdrs legendary lost cruiser. A former book editor at the publishing company harpercollins in new york, hornfischer is president of hornfischer literary management, a literary agency in austin, texas. Now he does the same for the deadliest, most pivotal naval. Now he does the same for the deadliest, most pivotal naval campaign of the pacific war. Ship of ghosts by james d hornfischer, 97816838679, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hornfischer sent us five picks, all focusing on warfighting first, the first tenet of cno adm. Ship of ghosts 2006 told the story of the cruiser uss houston ca30 and. Hornfischers earlier works of naval history, and it is one of his best. There are, however, harrowing tales of bravery, sacrifice, and human dignity in the face of unbelievable hardships and suffering. Uss houston at the battle of java sea at the national wwii museum international conference on.
Hornfischer, james d libros en idiomas extranjeros. A native of massachusetts, he lives with his family in. The story of the uss houston, fdrs legendary lost cruiser, and the epic saga of. Much of hornfischers work is based on interviews with many of the crewmembers who were still alive at the time he was writing the book. Ship of ghosts 2006 told the story of the cruiser uss houston ca30 and the odyssey of its crew in japanese captivity. Ship of ghosts is a rather unfortunate title for the story of the uss houston, fdrs legendary cruiser, and the epic saga of her survivors. You usually pick up a history book because you are interested in the subject, but sometimes text is a bit dry and tough to get through, well thats no problem here. Ive read several books by hornfischer and theyve all been good. With his new book, the last stand of the tin can sailors, literary agent and author james d. The fleet at flood tide a conversation with author james. Crew of valor published by user, years ago hornfischers new history of the last days of uss houston ca30 covers the story of uss houston from her launch through her sinking at the battle of sunda strait, java, february 1942. Ship of ghosts would be an unforgettable book if only for its brilliantly wrought account of the. A native of massachusetts and a graduate of colgate university and the university of texas school of law, he lives in austin, texas. The story of the uss houston, fdrs legendary lost cruiser, and the epic.
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