Free Download Destroyer Captain: The Life of Ernest E. Evans (American War Heroes) (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D4ZKBJ7K | 2024 | 8 hours and 00 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 232 MB
Author: James D. Hornfischer, David J. Hornfischer
Narrator: David J. Hornfischer, Lou Del Bianco
From James D. Hornfischer, New York Times bestselling author, a riveting account of the life of WWII hero Commander Ernest E. Evans and his heroics and sacrifice during the Leyte Gulf Battle of Samar. For the first time ever, acclaimed naval historian James D. Hornfischer, "the dean of World War II naval history," writing with his son David J. Hornfischer, explores Capt. E. Evans’s incredible story, from his humble upbringing as a child of a Cherokee and Creek family in Pawnee, Oklahoma, and his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1931, to his service on fighting ships during the Pacific War and his selfless bravery and cool command during a valiant faceoff with the pride of the Japanese Navy. Interspersed with impeccable research, interviews with men who fought alongside Capt. E. Evans, and thrilling anecdotes about United States Navy experiences during WWII.
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