{"product_id":"unsinkable-five-men-and-the-indomitable-run-of-the-uss-plunkett-hardcover","title":"Unsinkable: Five Men and the Indomitable Run of the USS Plunkett - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the bestselling tradition of\u003ci\u003e Indianapolis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Harm's Way \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a \"captivating...gripping\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) account of the USS \u003ci\u003ePlunkett\u003c\/i\u003e--a US Navy destroyer that sustained the most harrowing attack on any Navy ship by the Germans during World War II, later made famous by John Ford and Herman Wouk.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A reflection on the nature of storytelling itself\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eUnsinkable \u003c\/i\u003etraces the individual journeys of five men on one ship from Casablanca in North Africa, to Sicily and Salerno in Italy and then on to \u003ci\u003ePlunkett's\u003c\/i\u003e defining moment at Anzio, where a dozen-odd German bombers bore down on the ship in an assault so savage, so prolonged, and so deadly that one Navy commander was hard-pressed to think of another destroyer that had endured what \u003ci\u003ePlunkett\u003c\/i\u003e had. After a three-month overhaul and with a reputation rising as the \"fightin'est ship\" in the Navy, \u003ci\u003ePlunkett\u003c\/i\u003e (DD-431) plunged back into the war at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and again into battle during the invasion of Southern France--perhaps the only Navy ship to participate in every Allied invasion in the European theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing five incredibly brave men--the indomitable skipper, who will receive the Navy Cross; the gunnery officer, who bucks the captain every step of the way to Anzio; a first lieutenant, who's desperate to get off the ship and into the Pacific; a seventeen-year-old water tender, who's trying to hold onto his hometown girl against all odds, and another water tender, who mans a 20mm gun when under aerial assault--the dramatic story of each plays out on the decks of the \u003ci\u003ePlunkett\u003c\/i\u003e as the ship's story escalates on the stage of the Mediterranean. Based on Navy logs, war diaries, action reports, letters, journals, memoirs, and dozens of interviews with the men who were on the ship and their families, \u003ci\u003eUnsinkable \u003c\/i\u003eis a timeless evocation of young men stepping up to the defining experience of their lives. \"If you were moved by Norman Maclean's \u003ci\u003eA River Runs Through It\u003c\/i\u003e, by William Kent Krueger's \u003ci\u003eThis Tender Land\u003c\/i\u003e...by the values we hold dear, \u003ci\u003edecency, sacrifice, steadfastness\u003c\/i\u003e, then \u003ci\u003eUnsinkable\u003c\/i\u003e will take you to a place long dead in your soul, and flood it with light\" (Doug Stanton, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHorse Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47396966432946,"sku":"9781982147631","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/433d49d327d7f0e5654f3c61b72e8a4b.webp?v=1778019138","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/unsinkable-five-men-and-the-indomitable-run-of-the-uss-plunkett-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}