American Boys : The True Story of the Lost 74 of the Vietnam War / Louise Esola.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esola, Louise, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States--Sources.

Frank E. Evans (Destroyer).

Melbourne (Aircraft carrier).

United States. ArmyxHistory--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Temecula, California : Pennway Books, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the middle of a dark night off the coast ofVietnam on June 3, 1969, the USSFrank E. Evansis rammed by a ship ten times her size, sendingher forward half to the bottom of the SouthChina Sea and into oblivion. Seventy-four Americansare killed in the mysterious collision. The truth isconfined to a footnote of the Vietnam War. Buriedin obscurity even today, as the 74 names of thosekilled are not on the Vietnam Wallin Washington, D.C. InAmerican Boys, journalist Louise Esola hasuncovered and pieced together a powerful story. Groundbreakingand astonishing in scope,American Boysis a tale of heartb

Contents:

Cover Page; Prologue: Names; The Mess; I. THE WAR; 1. Black Clouds; 2. The Chiefs; 3. Chief Dad; 4. Shooting on Whales; 5. American Boys; 6. All Three; 7. Sailors; 8. The Incendiary; 9. The Graying Ghost; 10. A Sinking Ship; 11. The Big Guns; 12. Presents For Charlie; 13. "Brave Men Still Die"; 14. Relief; II. DISASTER BY MOONLIGHT; 15. Sea Spirit; 16. Haunted History; 17. Ghastly; 18. Darkened Ship; 19. The Watch; 20. Juliet Seven; 21. Disaster; 22. Three Minutes; 23. Rescue; 24. Vietnam; 25. The Boys; 26. A Sea Like Glass; III. IN THE WAKE; 27. The Lost 74; 28. Flags and Fathers

29. The Inquiry30. The Toll; 31. "We Share in Their Grief"; 32. The Hill; 33. A Collision of Truths; 34. Key Witnesses; 35. Deriliction of Duty; 36. Goodnight Saigon; IV. THE SECOND WATCH; 37. Lest We Forget; 38. A Fighting Crew; 39. The Journalist; 40. The Mother; 41. The Pieces; Epilogue: Frances's Dream; Afterword; In Memory; Endnotes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Reading Group Guide

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-9960574-2-0

OCLC:

892243877