Bücher der Reihe Bluejacket Books

A masterpiece of World War II heroism, this book catches the spirit and tone of an incredible fighting ship, the USS Aaron Ward, a destroyer-turned-minelayer on the radar picket lines in the Pacific.

"Douglas MacArthur's memoirs . . . record an extraordinary and controversial public career of more than fifty years-as MacArthur wanted it remembered." -Newsweek

In his desperate attempt to blow up the bridge at Dong Ha and keep some 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay, Ripley endured three hours of direct fire to rig some 500 pounds of explosives. Such a story of raw courage and personal resolve is rarely encountered.