In Harm’s Way
“Dan Bittner’s exciting narration will have listeners on the edge of their seats with this dramatic true story…Although listeners miss the pictures in the print version, Bittner’s narration adds a cinematic quality to the engaging and well-paced war story. Sidebars in the text add more details for presidential and military history buffs, and are denoted with a nautical bell sound to alert listeners to a break in the narrative.”
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In September 1941, young Jack Kennedy was appointed an ensign in the US Naval Reserve. After completing training and eager to serve, he volunteered for combat duty in the Pacific and was appointed commander of his patrol torpedo boat, PT 109.
On August 2, 1943, Kennedy’s PT 109 and two others were on a night mission to ambush an enemy supply convoy when they were surprised by a massive Japanese destroyer. The unsuspecting Americans had only seconds to react as the Japanese captain turned his ship to ram directly into Kennedy’s. PT 109 was cut in half by the collision, killing two of Kennedy’s twelve crew men and wounding several others in the explosion.
In Harm’s Way tells the gripping story of what happened next as Kennedy fought to save his surviving crew members who found themselves adrift in enemy waters. This exciting narrative is the first book to cover this adventurous tale for young readers.
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