{"product_id":"9781504052887","title":"John F. Kennedy and PT-109","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTregaskis, Richard\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGuadalcanal Diary\u003c\/i\u003e: The thrilling true story of the future president’s astonishing act of heroism during World War II. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, US Navy motor torpedo boat \u003ci\u003ePT-109\u003c\/i\u003e patrolled the still, black waters of Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands. Suddenly, the Japanese destroyer \u003ci\u003eAmagiri \u003c\/i\u003eloomed out of the darkness, bearing directly down on the smaller ship. There was no time to get out of the way—the destroyer crashed into \u003ci\u003ePT-109\u003c\/i\u003e, slicing the mosquito boat in two and setting the shark-infested waters aflame with burning gasoline. Ten surviving crewmembers and their young skipper clung to the wreckage, their odds of survival growing slimmer by the instant.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Lt. John F. Kennedy’s first command was an unqualified disaster. Yet over the next three days, the privileged son of a Boston multimillionaire displayed extraordinary courage, stamina, and leadership as he risked his life to shepherd his crew to safety and coordinate a daring rescue mission deep in enemy territory. Lieutenant Kennedy earned a Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart, and the story of \u003ci\u003ePT-109\u003c\/i\u003e captured the public’s imagination and helped propel the battle-tested veteran all the way to the White House.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Acclaimed war correspondent Richard Tregaskis—who once beat out the future president for a spot on the Harvard University swim team—brings this remarkable chapter in American history to vivid life in \u003ci\u003eJohn F. Kennedy and PT-109\u003c\/i\u003e. From the crucial role torpedo boats played in the fight for the Solomon Islands to Kennedy’s eager return to the front lines at the helm of \u003ci\u003ePT-59\u003c\/i\u003e, Tregaskis tells the full story of this legendary incident with the same riveting style and meticulous attention to detail he brought to \u003ci\u003eGuadalcanal Diary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInvasion Diary\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46616397218047,"sku":"9781504052887","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_09748dde-664b-45ff-be9e-beb2fb092773.jpg?v=1740030061","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781504052887","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}