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A dawn like thunder
the true story of Torpedo Squadron Eight
By Mrazek, Robert J.
- ISBN
- 978-0-31602-139-5
- Publisher
- New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2008.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 15, 2008
Mrazek (Stonewall's Gold) brilliantly captures the bravery of Squadron Eight in World War II's pivotal battle of Midway and the unit's subsequent involvement at Guadalcanal. Presented in logbook format, the author's clipped narrative offers fascinating vignettes of the aviators' prewar lives. At Midway the squadron, in obsolete torpedo bombers without fighter protection, was ordered to attack Japanese carriers-and was nearly decimat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
