Shipmates: The Men of Lcs 52 in World War II

by Gary Burns

In late 1944, 78 U.S. Navy sailors and officers climbed aboard a ship just 150 feet long and 23 feet wide, and headed toward the sound of gunfire. One of a class of gunboats known as "mighty midgets," LCS 52 carried an arsenal equal to ships twice its size. Yet its shallow draft enabled it to maneuver to within a few hundred feet of any beach. Packed inside the tiny craft, the diverse crew were farmers, students, cooks and teachers. They...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476666873
• ISBN13: 9781476666877
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher