The Last Liberty: The Biography of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien (SIGNED)

Jaffee, Walter W.

ISBN 10: 0963758608 / ISBN 13: 9780963758606

Published by Glencannon Press, 1994

About this Item

SIGNED and inscribed on front pastedown by Rear Admiral Thomas J. Patterson, on front endpaper by Captain George Jahn, and on title page by the author, Captain Walter W. Jaffee. ; Tight, clean and crisp. A gently read book in excellent condition protected in a new Mylar cover. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. Almost Like New. ; 9.30 X 6.10 X 1.50 inches; 490 pages; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 17026

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Liberty: The Biography of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Glencannon Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0963758608
• ISBN 13: 9780963758606
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

The history of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien, the last still-active survivor of the 1944 D-Day invasion of Europe. Life aboard a Liberty ship during World War II: Atlantic convoys, preparing for D-Day, 11 Normandy landings; an ammo ship in the Pacific, lay-up and restoration.

About the Author

Capt. Jaffee is a graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. Author of eight maritime books, he was chief officer of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien on her epic return voyage to Normandy in 1994 for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day.