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For Crew and Country

by John Wukovits
9 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 10 hrs. Blackstone Audio. 2013. ISBN 9781470838782. $100; 1 MP3-CD. library/retail eds.; Playaway digital; digital download. HIST
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Military historian Wukovits (American Commando) celebrates the heroic crew of the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, sunk on October 25, 1944, in a daring attack against a vastly superior Japanese naval force near the Philippines. Drawing on letters and interviews, Wukovits follows the Roberts from its launch in early 1944, recounting how the inexperienced crew became a cohesive unit under her captain, Robert Copeland. Then, in harrowing detail, he describes her final battle and the terrible ordeal of survivors in shark-infested waters. Actor Robinson Dean delivers a solid performance, reading sometimes highly emotional passages with clarity and empathy.
VERDICT Recommended for fans of military history.
Reviewed by Forrest Link, Coll. of New Jersey Lib., Ewing , May 15, 2013
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