Ebook {Epub PDF} A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight by Robert J. Mrazek

 · “A Dawn Like Thunder” is a book that draws on the memories of Oak Harbor resident Harry Ferrier to depict the incredible courage of American aircrews during the early months of World War II in the Pacific, when the war’s outcome was very much in doubt.  · Mrazek paints moving portraits of the men in the squadron, and exposes a shocking cover-up that cost many lives. Filled with thrilling scenes of battle, betrayal, and sacrifice, A Dawn Like Thunder is destined to become a classic in the literature of World War II.  · Mrazek paints moving portraits of the men in the squadron, and exposes a shocking cover-up that cost many lives. Filled with thrilling scenes 4/5(4).

The book cover the Midway and Guadalcanal naval campaigns. During the Battle of Midway in , the squadron attacked the Japanese carriers. All the aircraft were shot down. Ensign Gay was shot down and survived and actually watched the battle front row. A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight by Robert J. Mrazek. Back Bay Books. Used - Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. A Dawn Like Thunder tells the story of the doomed attack at great length and in gripping detail, but it is not solely, or even primarily, about that story. It is a book about the first year of the Pacific War—uneasy peace, the shock of Pearl Harbor, desperate defensive actions, and the beginning of an organized counter-offensive—seen.

"A Dawn Like Thunder hooked me from the first page and didn't let go. Mrazek has written the definitive account of how the few American pilots of Torpedo Squadron Eight changed history at Midway and Guadalcanal. A stirring, truly heroic book that is destined to become a classic." "A marvelous book. Mrazek paints moving portraits of the men in the squadron, and exposes a shocking cover-up that cost many lives. Filled with thrilling scenes of battle, betrayal, and sacrifice, A Dawn Like Thunder. "A Dawn Like Thunder hooked me from the first page and didn't let go. Mrazek has written the definitive account of how the few American pilots of Torpedo Squadron Eight changed history at Midway and Guadalcanal. A stirring, truly heroic book that is destined to become a classic." (Alex Kershaw, author of The Longest Winter) "A marvelous book.