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"World War II was over and the U.S. was still using the captured Japanese island of Okinawa as a major naval base. Hundreds of vessels dotted the numerous bays and inlets, and thousands of military personnel occupied the island.In October 1945, Typhoon Louise tore into Okinawa, slamming ships together and tossing them onto reefs and beaches. Terrible winds tore up tent cities and disintegrated corrugated tin Quonset huts. One hundred people died and 383 ships of all sizes were sunk or damaged. This book tells the full story of the typhoon historian Samuel Eliot Morison called ""the most furious and lethal storm ever encountered by the United States Navy."

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Author:   Gene Eric Salecker
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.70cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
ISBN:  

9781476692739

ISBN 10:   1476692734
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 May 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available  
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Table of Contents

Table of ContentsMilitary Abbreviations Preface Introduction Chapter One. Storm Coming Chapter Two. Typhoon Ida Chapter Three. The Doughnut Hole Chapter Four. Lost at Sea Chapter Five. Typhoon Jean Chapter Six. Louise Chapter Seven. The Recurving Chapter Eight. Typhoon Winds and Mountainous Waves Chapter Nine. Rough Day and Night Chapter Ten. The Bays Chapter Eleven. The Center of Louise Chapter Twelve. Ocelot and Nestor Chapter Thirteen. Sinkings and Capsizings Chapter Fourteen. The Death of ­PC-590 Chapter Fifteen. On Land Chapter Sixteen. Caves, Tombs and Other Safe Places Chapter Seventeen. Utter Devastation Chapter Eighteen. Littered Shores Chapter Nineteen. Sunk, Beached and Damaged Chapter Twenty. Enough Is Enough Appendix I. The Delayed Invasion of Japan Appendix II. Ships Sunk, Grounded and/or Damaged by Typhoon Louise Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Gene Eric Salecker is a retired university police officer and middle school teacher living in River Grove, Illinois. He is currently the historian for the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion, Arkansas.

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