Tin Can Sailors Save the Day!

by Kevin McDonald

Book Overview

On a cloudy morning in 1944 the Japanese battle fleet crashed into a small group of American warships called Taffy Three. The USS Johnston turned into the teeth of the oncoming fleet, unleashing a torrent of torpedoes and gunfire. In the smoke, haze, and rain the Johnston was everywhere, fighting off battleships, cruisers, and a whole line of enemy destroyers. Men passed shells up staircases, turned the rudder by hand when the power failed, and fired...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555717861
• ISBN13: 9781555717865
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Paloma Books
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7