Description: Wooden Ships and Iron Men : The . Navy's Ocean Minesweepers, 1, Paperback by Bruhn, David D., ISBN 0788443259, ISBN-13 9780788443251, Brand New, Free shipping in the US They endured the most dangerous conditions in the world, and did a job no one else could do. The 65 ocean minesweepers worked thorough most of the Cold War, searching for ordinance, rescuing the lost, and getting up close and personal with a variety of tense situations in regions of conflict. They picked up atomic weapons dropped in the Mediterranean near Spain, assisted in Apollo spacecraft recovery and stood ready during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Bruhn, whose experience with minesweepers is long, explains how these ships came to be in the first place, how they were staffed and run, and why they were so adaptable. He describes operations in detail, including the aforesaid Apollo detail, the role of the reserve force, and the last days of these noble and busy ships and people in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Publisher: Heritage Books
Topic: Military Science, Military / Naval, Military / General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Book Title: Wooden Ships and Iron Men : the U. S. Navy's Ocean Minesweepers, 1953-1994
Publication Year: 2008
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
Author: David Bruhn
Format: Trade Paperback
