{"product_id":"an-ocean-of-courage-and-fear-hardcover","title":"An Ocean of Courage and Fear - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Borrowman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on survivor accounts, this gripping novel opens days after the attack on Pearl Harbor and details three years of sea battles that spanned between Hawaii and the shores of Okinawa with the crew of one of the most decorated ships of the Pacific War.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Onboard the heavy cruiser USS \u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City\u003c\/i\u003e, Lieutenant Commander Justin Collier is out to sea when Japan attacks the United States. Upon his return to Honolulu, the gravity of the war begins to change him, as does every subsequent mission, including a rare beach landing with an Army infantry division. He fears his wounds of war, both physical and mental, will be incurable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Meanwhile, on the day of the attack on Pearl Harbor, volunteer nurse Heidi Collier feels overwhelmed by the number of casualties. She watched the bombing as she huddled with her two children in front of their home, hoping that her husband aboard the USS \u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City\u003c\/i\u003e was safe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lieutenant Riley Bracken feels the sudden g-force of his catapult-launched observation floatplane with each harrowing mission. Alerting the USS \u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City\u003c\/i\u003e of enemy ships gives him purpose, which is why no one can know about his recent bouts of vertigo. He \u003cbr\u003e can't risk losing what he loves most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fifteen-year-old Al Jowdy lied about his age in order to join the Navy. Whatever he believed Navy life would be was shot out of the water--twice--when his ships were torpedoed. Now aboard the \u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City\u003c\/i\u003e, he hopes his luck hasn't run out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Ocean of Courage and Fear\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the harrowing, true, never-before-told events that surrounded the crew of the USS \u003ci\u003eSalt Lake City\u003c\/i\u003e as they endured all the major action in the Pacific War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Borrowman has published six novels and seven nonfiction biographies about World War I, World War II, the Great Depression, and the Vietnam War. He is the recipient of the George Washington National Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Jerry and his wife, Marcella, raised four children and live in the Rocky Mountains. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748911382816,"sku":"9781639932368","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa8ef0a929637765bc198f1fb9f77b3e.webp?v=1779919820","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-ocean-of-courage-and-fear-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}