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BL
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952628
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b706998
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| Main Entry
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Noles, James L.
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| Title & Author
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Twenty-three minutes to eternity : : the final voyage of the escort carrier U.S.S. Liscome Bay /\ James L. Noles, Jr.
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| Publication Statement
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Tuscaloosa :: University of Alabama Press,, ©2004.
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1 online resource (xxi, 250 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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0817382143
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0817313699
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0817356037
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9780817313692
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9780817356033
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242) and index.
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| Contents
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The baby flattops -- Crew for the "Listing Lizzie" -- Wildcats, avengers, and a rear admiral -- Into the breach -- Galvanic and Kourbash -- Three task forces, three brothers -- "The god of death has come" -- Twenty-three minutes and counting -- Abandon ship! -- Pacific dawn -- Surviving -- Aftermath.
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| Abstract
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A long-overdue history of America's "forgotten flattop." On November 24, 1943, a Japanese torpedo plunged into the starboard side of the American escort carrier USS Liscome Bay. The torpedo struck the thin-skinned carrier in the worst possible place the bomb storage area. The resulting explosion could be seen 16 miles away, literally ripping the Liscome Bay in half and killing 644 of her crew. In terms of lives lost, it was the costliest carrier sinking in United States naval history. Liscome Bay's loss came on her first combat operation: the American invasion of the Gilbert Islands.
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Liscome Bay (Escort Carrier : CVE 56)
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Liscome Bay (Escort Carrier : CVE 56)
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World War, 1939-1945-- Campaigns-- Kiribati.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Naval operations, American.
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HISTORY-- Military-- World War II.
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Military campaigns.
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Military operations, Naval-- American.
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Kiribati.
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| Dewey Classification
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940.54/26681
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| LC Classification
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D774.L57N65 2004eb
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