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The USS Ward : an operational history of the ship that fired the first American shot of World War II /

"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 descripti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Klobuchar, Richard P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2006]
Subjects:
Ward (Destroyer)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • 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.