Fuji fire : sifting ashes of a forgotten U.S. Marine Corps tragedy / Chas Henry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henry, Chas, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps--History--20th century.

United States.

Fires--Japan--Camp Fuji.

Fires.

Typhoons--Japan.

Typhoons.

Camp Fuji (Japan)--History--20th century.

Camp Fuji (Japan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 297 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

2025.

Lincoln : Potomac Books, Incorporated, 2025.

Summary:

In this first account of the intimate and compelling stories forged by an October 1979 tragedy at Camp Fuji, Japan, journalist Chas Henry uses years of exhaustive research and interviews to document the incident and uncover the causes of what many have called the U.S. Marine Corps' worst-ever peacetime disaster.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction 1. Burn Ward

2. Seagoing Marines, Choppy Waters

3. A Disturbance

4. The Camp

5. Fuel Farm

6. Super Typhoon

7. Friday, October 19, Morning

8. Friday, October 19, Afternoon

9. Friday, October 19, Evening

10. Saturday, October 20

11. Sunday, October 21

12. Brooke

13. Back at the Camp

14. An Informal Investigation

15. Aftermath Addendum 1: Those Who Died

Addendum 2: Those Who Were Injured

Addendum 3: Those Who Received Awards .

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-64012-662-7

1-64012-663-5

OCLC:

1521995204