Intrepid, Bill White and Robert Gandt
Intrepid, Bill White and Robert Gandt
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Intrepid
The Epic Story of Americas Most Legendary Warship

Author: Bill White and Robert Gandt

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/30/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

The USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. The 27,000ton, Essexclass aircraft carrier has sailed into harms way around the globe. At Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, she sank Japanese warships and endured kamikaze and torpedo attacks. She fought at Okinawa and other Pacific battles, surviving to be the recovery ship for Americas first astronauts and later returning to action in Vietnam. Intrepid brings this history to life in a stirring tribute complete with personal recollections of those who served on the ship and vivid descriptions of the deadly conflicts she endured. It is a story of the people who sailed in her, fought to keep her alive, and perished in her defense, a story which powerfully captures the human element in the history of American heroism.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

This book is the official history of the aircraft carrier that distinguished itself in combat from World War II to Vietnam. Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and Gandt (Acts of Vengeance, 2002, etc.), a former U.S. Navy fighter, recounts the ship’s rich past, beginning wi......more

Goodreads review by Eric

Well, it is an epic story, but I question the author's proof of the claim he makes that "Intrepid" is America's most legendary warship. Just because it was an important participant in WWII and kept on fighting until Vietnam only shows that it was enduring but not necessarily legendary - and even I a......more

Goodreads review by Joseph

This is an eye-opener. There was a lot of research that went into this book. The last quarter of the book is given to all the people who supported or gave interviews for the "Intrepid". I learned so much about aircraft-carriers. I highly recommend this book.......more

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