The Castaway's War
One Man's Battle Against Imperial Japan
Boston : Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2016]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xi, 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
"Presents the story of Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller, who was marooned on a South Pacific island and waged a one-man war against Japanese forces. By the author of The New York Times best-seller The Last Battle,"--NoveList.
Contents:
Roll tide -- Taking ship -- War among the islands -- On a collision course -- Death by long lance -- Adrift in Kula Gulf -- Cast upon a hostile shore -- Alone among enemies -- Back in the war -- Back to the world -- Congress, television, and the silver screen.
Subjects:
Miller, Hugh Barr, Jr., 1910-1978.
Strong (Destroyer : DD-467)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- New Georgia.
Sailors -- United States -- Biography.
Shipwreck survival -- Solomon Islands -- New Georgia.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
New Georgia (Solomon Islands) -- History, Military.
Miller, Hugh Barr, Jr., 1910-1978.
Strong (Destroyer : DD-467)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- New Georgia.
Sailors -- United States -- Biography.
Shipwreck survival -- Solomon Islands -- New Georgia.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
New Georgia (Solomon Islands) -- History, Military.
ISBN:
9780306823404 (hardcover)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Miller, Hugh | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.