The Wreck of the Memphis

A vivid account of the tsunami waves that demolished the Memphis in Santo Domingo Harbor in August 1916 and the court-martial that followed.

About the author

Edward L. Beach graduated from the US Navy's submarine school in December 1941, two weeks after Pearl Harbor. He commanded submarines in the Pacific throughout the rest of the war. His first novel, Run Silent Run Deep, became an immediate bestseller, and was later made into a Hollywood blockbuster.

Summary

A vivid account of the tsunami waves that demolished the Memphis in Santo Domingo Harbour in August 1916 and the court-martial that followed.

Product details

• Authors: Edward L Beach, Edward L. Beach, Edward L. Beach Jr.
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.04.1998
• EAN: 9781557500700
• ISBN: 978-1-55750-070-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 216 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Series: Classics of Naval Literature; Classics of Naval Literature
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic