That must have been terrifying: Kamikaze attacks.
Alastair MacLean's stories were great for adolescents, me included, but they
were always so OTT with the hero's heroism and staying power. However, I'd be
quite happy to read another one.
Chris
On 26 May 2011, at 12:16, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> When in Charleston, SC, years ago, I visited the riverside park where they
> have an old diesel submarine, a WWII destroyer and a WWII aircraft carrier.
> I'm too lazy to look up their names. The destroyer was famous for having
> taken the greatest number of kamikaze hits in the Pacific, and I was blown
> away (oops!) by how small it was. When the sailors called them tin cans, they
> weren't kidding. Don't know how it could have taken one hit and stayed
> afloat, much less multiple.
>
> One of my favorite books growing up was Alistair Maclean's HMS Ulysses. Can't
> recall it it was a destroyer or a cruiser, though.
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