Lucky 73 : USS Pampanito's unlikely rescue of Allied POWs in WWII

Lucky 73 : USS Pampanito's unlikely rescue of Allied POWs in WWII / Aldona Sendzikas ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith.

Author/creator	Sendzikas, Aldona
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2010.
Description	xxii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Pampanito (Submarine) United States. Navy--Search and rescue operations --Pacific Ocean --History --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American. World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations --Submarine. World War, 1939-1945--Search and rescue operations --Pacific Ocean. World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. Prisoners of war--Great Britain --History --20th century. Prisoners of war--Australia --History --20th century. Prisoners of war--Japan --History --20th century.

Variant title	Lucky seventy three
Series	New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology. ^A458028
Contents	The sighting -- USS Pampanito -- The fall of Singapore -- The Burma-Thai railroad -- The hellships -- The rescue -- The POWs aboard the subs -- Saipan -- Home -- Looking back.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009036026
ISBN	9780813034270 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0813034272 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	D783.5.P4 S46 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold