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Lucky lady : the World War II heroics of the USS Santa Fe and Franklin /

Retells one of the great rescue stories of World War II, with details of kamikaze attacks, typhoons, and torpedo attacks as the light cruiser Santa Fe struggled to rescue the crew of the sinking aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Franklin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Steven, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Carroll & Graf, 2003.
Edition:1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Subjects:
Santa Fe (Cruiser)
Franklin (Aircraft carrier)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Rescues > United States > History.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Opérations navales américaines.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Pacifique, Océan.
Sauvetages > États-Unis > Histoire.
Military campaigns
Military operations, Naval > American
Rescues
Pacific Ocean
United States
Santa Fe > Schiff
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Geschichte
Franklin > Schiff
1939-1945
History
Online Access:Table of contents
Publisher description
Description
Summary:Retells one of the great rescue stories of World War II, with details of kamikaze attacks, typhoons, and torpedo attacks as the light cruiser Santa Fe struggled to rescue the crew of the sinking aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Franklin.
Physical Description:xxi, 504 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-497) and index.
ISBN:0786710616
9780786710614