A Sailor's Story
- Annotation:
- Legendary comic book artist Sam Glanzman draws upon his own experiences aboard a WWII destroyer in these gripping tales of Navy life, including a new 10-page story created for this edition. Recounted in graphic novel style, these dramatic adventures realistically depict a teenager's military career, from initiation and advancement through the ranks to tours of the Pacific and kamikaze attacks at the Battle of Okinawa. -- Provided by publisher.
- Creator:
- Illustrator - Sam Glanzman
- Publication Information:
- Dover Publications Inc., Mineola, New York, 2015
- Color or Black & White:
- Genres:
- Autobiography/Memoir
- Biography
- Non-Fiction
- Bibliography Available:
- No
- Original Language:
- English
- Historical Topic/Event:
- Military operations, Naval--American
- Destroyers (Warships)
- Kamikaze pilots
- Geographic Setting:
- World War (1939-1945)
- Pacific Ocean--Islands of the Pacific
- Date Range:
- 1941 - 1945
- Tags:
- USS Stevens, Destroyers, Word War II, Naval Operations, Pacific Ocean Theatre, Okinawa, Kamikaze, Guam
- Notes:
- Foreword by Max Brooks; introduction by Larry Hama; afterword by Chuck Dixon. “This new collection unites both A Sailor's Story and its sequel, A Sailor's Story: Winds, Dreams, and Dragons, plus a never-before-seen ten-page story of the USS Stevens, Even Dead Birds Have Wings.”
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