| Entry Text: | BILLY, George J. & BILLY, Christine M. Merchant Mariners at War: An Oral History of World War II. viii, 322p., bibliog., illus., index. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 2008.ISBN: 0813032466.
First-hand accounts of the wartime experiences of veterans who graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - the largest supplier of ships' officers in WWII. Gathered over more than a decade at the academy in Kings Point, New York, the interviews offer a unique portrait of the young officers. |
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