Collision With History: The Search For John F. Kennedy's PT 109

Collision With History: The Search For John F. Kennedy's PT 109
by Robert D. Ballard

Collision With History: The Search For John F. Kennedy's PT 109
List Price: $30.00
Our Price: $0.01
You Save: $29.99 (100%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Compare Prices for Collision With History: The Search For John F. Kennedy's PT 109

(Click here)
Buy this book at online book store in your country
Canada | UK | Germany | France

Book Summary Information

Author: Robert D. Ballard
Contributor: Michael Hamilton Morgan
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-26
ISBN: 0792268768
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: National Geographic
Write your own review

Summary of Collision With History: The Search For John F. Kennedy's PT 109

With the support of the Kennedy family, best-selling National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Robert D. Ballard embarks on the search for PT-109, the boat made famous by commander John F. Kennedy's heroic rescue efforts following a harrowing collision with a Japanese destroyer in WWII. The companion to a major National Geographic Explorer television documentary Forty years after his death and 60 years after his first collision with history four miles off the island of Gizo in the South Pacific, John F. Kennedy and his story still inspires readers. JFK's heroic efforts to save his 11-man PT 109 (personal torpedo boat) crew including - swimming close to 80 miles over a period of six days through Japanese- and shark-infested waters, at one point even towing an injured crewman by a rope in his teeth for a two-mile swim- come to life interwoven through a comprehensive history of PT boats and the World War II campaign in the Solomon Islands. Collision with History combines first person presence on Ballard's search expedition for the wreckage, survivor accounts, and Kennedy family members' recollections to introduce the reader to the young war hero who would later become president. Covering subjects such as modern exploration, World War II, and personal heroism, Ballard weaves a tale that spans 60 years.

United States Books
Book Subjects
Health and Personal Care | Beauty | Digital Cameras and Photo | Kitchen and Housewares | Tools and Hardware
Copyright © 2003-2007 bookhills.com
Google
 
Web bookhills.com
Book store. Illustrated catalog of books on different categories