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Midwatch in Verse : New Year's Deck Log Poetry of the United States Navy, 1941-1946.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, David E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Logbooks--United States--History--20th century.
- Logbooks.
- World War, 1939-1945--Poetry.
- War poetry, English--United States--History--20th century.
- War poetry, English.
- Sailors' writings, English--United States--History--20th century.
- Sailors' writings, English.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (250 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2023.
- Summary:
- "Naval deck logs require young officers to record mundane details of a ship's condition every few hours. According to a U.S. Navy tradition, the New Year's midwatch log--covering midnight to early morning of January 1--can be entered as poetry. Each chapter of this first book-length examination of midwatch poems presents verses written 1941-1946 aboard a ship engaged in combat during World War II, including celebrated warships like the USS Enterprise and nameless vessels like PC 1264. Historical overviews of the ships' operations, along with biographical sketches of the author(s), relate each poem to its moment in history"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- USS Detroit
- USS Finch
- USS Dewey
- USS Gilmer
- USS New Orleans
- USS Marblehead
- USS Russell
- USS North Carolina
- USS Aylwin
- USS Casco
- USS Allen
- USS Colorado
- USS Murphy
- USS Washington
- USS Buchanan
- USS Texas
- USS Lansdowne
- USS Dent
- USS Bush
- USS Ringgold
- USS Mason
- USS PC 1264
- USS Pennsylvania
- USS South Dakota
- USS Ticonderoga
- USS Idaho
- USS Alabama
- USS Enterprise
- USS Huse
- Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Johnson, David E. Midwatch in Verse
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-4811-5
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