Valor and Courage - The Story of the USS Block Island Escort Carriers in World War II

About the author

Benjamin J. Hruska is a public historian who teaches at Basis Prescott Charter School in Prescott, Arizona. He is author of Interpreting Naval History at Museums and Historic Sites and contributor to Beyond Combat: Australian Military Activity Away from the Battlefield and Volunteering around the Block: Revisiting Block Island's Manissean Heritage.

Summary

Using archival materials, dozens of oral histories, primary sources, and official records, Benjamin Hruska traces the life of the Block Island from the CVE 21’s construction through its missions in the Atlantic, its work as an antisubmarine hunter, its destruction, and the lasting impact of those experiences on its crew.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin J. Hruska
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780817360696
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6069-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 226 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 200 g
• Series: Maritime Currents: History and; Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous