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The poignant reunion of a retired admiral and his grandson, a recent graduate of the Naval Academy, draws to a close and the admiral is left to savor the sunsets, and walk among the portraits that frame his memory. Zach Tanner takes the reader from 1940 Hawaii, his first duty station, to 1951 Long Beach, California, where a then-seasoned line officer assumes his first command. From the moment he crosses the gangway of the USS Wingate, Zach is on a war footing to ready an inexperienced crew, in a ship that has been idled for five years, for duty in a war that was never declared. Following a shakedown cruise in the warm waters of the Caribbean, Wingate races across the Pacific to link up with Task Force 77, operating in the frigid waters of the Sea of Japan. Assigned picket duties, Wingate takes a hit by a floating mine and is forced to Yokosuka, Japan, for repairs. Once again fit for sea duty, she is dispatched to Najin, North Korea, to undertake a clandestine mission to kidnap a foreign national, the result of which abounds with political implications.
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STEEL WARRIOR
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PublishAmerica, Baltimore, MD, 2004
ISBN 10: 1413757189
ISBN 13: 9781413757187
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition, First Printing. This novel was inspired by events that occurred aboard the USS McGowan (DD-678) and other naval units operating in the Korean Theater. It is a fictional account of a Fletcher class destroyer, the USS Wingate (DD-548), that begins with her re-commissioning in Long Beach, California, in July 1951. The Wingate is followed through the eyes of her crew as they steam across the Pacific to join Task Force 77 and participate in the Korean War in a nation divided along an imaginary line called the 38th parallel. The former owner's name and address are on the inside of front cover; otherwise, this copy is clean and solid. Seller Inventory # 020341
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