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Title: Battleship Sailor (Blue Jacket Books) by Theodore C. Mason, Edward L., Jr. Beach ISBN: 1-55750-579-9 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: April, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Fascinating behind-the-scenes look
Comment: This is a great look at life in the Navy just before the outbreak of World War II. Mason provides unique insight to a world that has been obscured by myth and movies over the past sixty years. It really gives a sense of a sailor's life in the old Navy, and his revisitation of the Pearl Harbor attack is simply riveting. A must-read for students of naval history!
Rating: 5
Summary: My Dad was a shipmate at Pearl
Comment: My Dad was assigned to the USS California from 1936 until she was sunk on December 7th. The book reads just like the stories he would tell. My Dad past away Nov 2002. He spent 30 years in the Navy and most of the stories he told were when he was on the "Prune Barge". He played football and baseball on the ships team. I always wondered if the sailor Mr. Mason spoke to when he was touring the ship when first assigned was my Dad - he was a MM3 - "snipe" - worked in the engine room. It sure did sound like a response my Dad would give. One of the sailors awarded the Medal of Honor, Robert Scott (Zeke) was my fathers best friend on the California. They were "Battleship Sailors".
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent first hand account of the Pearl Harbor attack
Comment: I really enjoyed this book.There is sure to be a massive wave of new found interest in the suprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the events surrounding it due to the upcoming movie, and anyone who wants to get a feel for what it was really like to be there on the deck of a battleship dodging bullets and bombs, this book is unequaled anywhere. What really makes this an outstanding book is not just the gripping account of the attack itself, but also of the time period just beforehand. Mr Mason does an excellent job of relaying the false sense of security and invincibility that we as Americans held before we were thrown headlong into the most savage and trying war in the history of mankind. Mr Mason's portrait of the life of a sailor in the days of the pre-war "Old Navy" is something to be treasured and preserved especially now that our population of veterans from that period is inexorably fading. I thought that the author could ease off on some of the "50-cent" words, as constantly having to consult your dictionary can interfere with your enjoyment of this book. Overall, a great read, and a must have for anyone interested in Pearl Harbor or naval history.
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Title: Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the Uss Sterett, 1939-1945 by C. Raymond Calhoun ISBN: 1557502285 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: "We Will Stand by You": Serving in the Pawnee, 1942-1945 (Bluejacket Books) by Theodore C. Mason ISBN: 1557505810 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: April, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Naked Warriors: The Story of the U.S. Navy's Frogmen by Francis Douglas Fane, Don Moore ISBN: 0312959850 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Brave Ship Brave Men by Arnold S. Lott ISBN: 1557505233 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: April, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Submarine Diary: The Silent Stalking of Japan by Corwin Mendenhall, I. J. Galatin ISBN: 1557505829 Publisher: United States Naval Inst. Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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