Typhoon Louise vs. the United States Navy Catastrophe at Okinawa, October 9-10, 1945

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."

About the author

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.

Summary

In October 1945, Typhoon Louise tore into Okinawa, slamming ships together and tossing them onto reefs and beaches. 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.’

Product details

• Authors: Salecker Gene Eric, Gene Eric Salecker
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 05.07.2023
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous
• EAN: 9781476692739
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-9273-9
• Pages: 215
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Dimensions (packing): 17.8 x 25.4 x 1.1 cm
• Weight (packing): 399 g
• Subjects: USA, Japan, Okinawa, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, Naval forces & warfare, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General