TITLE:
Unsung sailors : the Naval Armed Guard in World War II / Justin F. Gleichauf.
Publication Date:
1990
Publication Information:
Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press,
Physical Description:
xvi, 432 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-418).
Summary:
The story of a critical but relatively unknown branch of the navy involving some 144,000 men who served in the US Naval Armed Guard. There are 150 first-hand accounts from former guardsmen, as well as historical data telling how the US Naval Armed Guard's 6000 merchant ships transported supplies.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780870217708
General Note:
Includes index.
