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The USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. The 27,000-ton, Essex-class aircraft carrier has sailed into harm's way around the globe. At Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, she sank Japanese warships and endured kamikaze and torpedo attacks. She fought at Okinawa and other Pacific battles, surviving to be the recovery ship for America's first astronauts and later returning to action in Vietnam. Intrepid brings this history to life in a stirring tribute complete with personal recollections of those who served on the ship and vivid descriptions of the deadly conflicts she endured. It is a story of the people who sailed in her, fought to keep her alive, and perished in her defense, a story which powerfully captures the human element in the history of American heroism.

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Intrepid's story is America's story...Bill White and Robert Gandt have told it eloquently and well. -- Stephen Coonts, author [This] impassioned history...deliver[s] a steady stream of nuts-and-bolts battle action. -- Publishers Weekly The story of the Intrepid is as fresh and exciting today as it when the great ship was in the thick of the most ferocious sea battles ever. We're so lucky to have her around to remind us of past glories and dangerous times. -- Tom Brokaw, author and news anchor Weiner's warmth and presence lend themselves to this story of guts and glory. -- AudioFile No ship other than Old Ironsides herself has a name that rings more brightly in the annals of our navy's history than the USS Intrepid. This is an absorbing chronicle of the legendary aircraft carrier's long service in the fleet, from her two years in the fevered carrier actions of World War II to her unlikely role, moored on a Hudson River pier, on September 11, 2001. It's a fascinating look at how our carrier navy catapulted itself from a proud past into a limitless future. I learned something on almost every page. -- James D. Hornfischer, author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Vivid World War II sea and air battle descriptions. -- Washington Times

Vivid World War II sea and air battle descriptions. -- Washington Times No ship other than Old Ironsides herself has a name that rings more brightly in the annals of our navy's history than the USS Intrepid. This is an absorbing chronicle of the legendary aircraft carrier's long service in the fleet, from her two years in the fevered carrier actions of World War II to her unlikely role, moored on a Hudson River pier, on September 11, 2001. It's a fascinating look at how our carrier navy catapulted itself from a proud past into a limitless future. I learned something on almost every page. -- James D. Hornfischer, author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Weiner's warmth and presence lend themselves to this story of guts and glory. -- AudioFile [This] impassioned history...deliver[s] a steady stream of nuts-and-bolts battle action. -- Publishers Weekly Intrepid's story is America's story...Bill White and Robert Gandt have told it eloquently and well. -- Stephen Coonts, author The story of the Intrepid is as fresh and exciting today as it when the great ship was in the thick of the most ferocious sea battles ever. We're so lucky to have her around to remind us of past glories and dangerous times. -- Tom Brokaw, author and news anchor

No ship other than Old Ironsides herself has a name that rings more brightly in the annals of our navy's history than the USS Intrepid. This is an absorbing chronicle of the legendary aircraft carrier's long service in the fleet, from her two years in the fevered carrier actions of World War II to her unlikely role, moored on a Hudson River pier, on September 11, 2001. It's a fascinating look at how our carrier navy catapulted itself from a proud past into a limitless future. I learned something on almost every page. -- James D. Hornfischer, author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors Weiner's warmth and presence lend themselves to this story of guts and glory. -- AudioFile Intrepid's story is America's story...Bill White and Robert Gandt have told it eloquently and well. -- Stephen Coonts, author Vivid World War II sea and air battle descriptions. -- Washington Times [This] impassioned history...deliver[s] a steady stream of nuts-and-bolts battle action. -- Publishers Weekly The story of the Intrepid is as fresh and exciting today as it when the great ship was in the thick of the most ferocious sea battles ever. We're so lucky to have her around to remind us of past glories and dangerous times. -- Tom Brokaw, author and news anchor

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Bill White serves as president of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. Robert Gandt is a former US Navy fighter pilot, Pan American and Delta Air Lines captain, and author of eleven military and aviation books. His book Bogeys and Bandits was adapted for the CBS television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold. John McCain (1936-2018) entered the Naval Academy in 1954 and served in the United States Navy until 1981. He was elected to the US House of Representatives from Arizona in 1982 and to the Senate in 1986. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president in the 2008 election. He is the author of numerous books, including Faith of My Fathers, Worth Fighting For, Why Courage Matters, Character Is Destiny, Thirteen Soldiers, and The Restless Wave. Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

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