Waves of Hope: The U.S. Navy's Response to the Tsunami in Northern Indonesia: Naval War College Newport Papers 28

by Bruce A. Elleman

Book Overview

The powerful underwater earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sumatra on 26 December 2004 generated the most destructive tsunami ever recorded, drowning more than 150,000 people without warning in exposed littoral areas from Indonesia to South Africa. The destruction was particularly severe in the Aceh Province of Indonesia, at the northwestern tip of the island of Sumatra. There entire villages were destroyed within minutes as waves of thirty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478391545
• ISBN13: 9781478391548
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 150 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.5"