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• 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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