Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It by Gregory A. Freeman

Sailors to the End: The Deadly Fire on the USS Forrestal and the Heroes Who Fought It

Gregory A. Freeman

336 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history emotional informative sad medium-paced

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The aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was preparing to launch attacks into North Vietnam when one of its jets accidentally fired a rocket into an aircraft occupied by pilot John McCain. A huge fire ensued, and McCain barely escaped before a 1,000-pou...

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