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02684aam a2200493 a 4500 001 A8A8B46470F511E28FF79FA9DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150520012456 008 121010s2013 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012037988 020 $a 0312681895 (hbk.) 020 $a 9780312681890 (hbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)795172343 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d IG# $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d YDXCP $d JQM $d IK2 $d VP@ $d IAKML $d SILO 043 $a a-ph--- $a a-ph--- 050 00 $a D774.S22 $b W85 2013 082 00 $a 940.54/2595995 $2 23 100 1 $a Wukovits, John F., $d 1944- 245 10 $a For crew and country : $b the inspirational true story of bravery and sacrifice aboard the USS Samuel B. Roberts / $c John Wukovits. 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2013 300 $a xviii, 349 p. : $b ill., maps ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-334) and index. 505 0 $a Pt. 1. Formation of a crew. "You are now a member of a great fighting team" ; The ship "Looked awful damn small" ; "Our war began" -- pt. 2. In the Pacific. "We are doing something for the war effort" ; "We werere not to be trifled with" -- pt. 3. The battle. "We weren't supposed to have no surface engagement!" ; "Look at that little DE committing suicide" ; "Boys, take off your hats. there goes a good ship" ; "S"Such a helpless, useless feeling" -- pt. 4. Samar's aftermath.- "They did not die in vain" ; "A bond that will stand all time". 520 $a The story of the Battle of Samar and the sacrifice of the USS Samuel B. Roberts documents how the destroyer and its small unit confronted formidable Japanese forces to secure the region for MacArthur's transports inside Leyte Gulf, in an account that also describes the harrowing three days endured in the sea by the ship's survivors. 610 20 $a Samuel B. Roberts (Destroyer Escort) 650 0 $a Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Naval operations, American. 941 $a 13 952 $l BNPD611 $d 20210323030744.0 952 $l HOPC845 $d 20200310034545.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204065703.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110051627.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20190328013412.0 952 $l WSPF215 $d 20190124013433.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006070308.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720041734.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826070933.0 952 $l VPPC384 $d 20160406014348.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20150514023448.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20150508013610.0 952 $l ZVPB675 $d 20131023140540.0 $m 940.54 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A8A8B46470F511E28FF79FA9DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IAKMLInitiate Another SILO Locator Search