In Harms Way JFK, World War II, and..., Iain Martin
In Harms Way JFK, World War II, and..., Iain Martin
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In Harm's Way: JFK, World War II, and the Heroic Rescue of PT 19

Author: Iain Martin

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 6 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/31/2018

Synopsis

A thrilling true survival story that follows one of America's most beloved presidents, John F. Kennedy, as he fought to save his crew after a deadly shipwreck in the Pacific during World War II.In September 1941, young Jack Kennedy was appointed an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. After completing training and eager to serve, he volunteered for combat duty in the Pacific and was appointed commander of PT 109.On August 2, 1943, Kennedy's PT 109 and two others were on a night mission to ambush an enemy supply convoy when they were surprised by a massive Japanese destroyer. The unsuspecting Americans had only seconds to react as the Japanese captain turned his ship to ram directly into Kennedy's. PT 109 was cut in half by the collision, killing two of Kennedy's 12 crewmen and wounding several others in the explosion.In Harm's Way tells the gripping story of what happened next as JFK fought to save his surviving crew members who found themselves adrift in enemy waters. Photographs round out the exciting narrative in the first book to cover this adventurous tale for young readers.

About Iain Martin

Iain Martin is a commentator on politics and economics. He has been editor of the Scotsman and of Scotland on Sunday and Deputy Editor of the Sunday Telegraph. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, the Daily Mail and Standpoint magazine. His first book, Making It Happen: Fred Goodwin, RBS, and the Men who Blew Up the British Economy, was shortlisted for the 2013 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award and won the Debut Book of the Year prize at the 2014 Political Book Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kim on October 27, 2018

Very informative and engaging......more

Goodreads review by SaraKat on November 23, 2023

I thoroughly enjoyed this story of JFK's war-time exploits. I honestly hadn't heard this story before and it was very stressful to read about. The book has a short intro to how he entered the service and some epilogue information for after the war, but the meat of the book is WWII-based. The narrati......more

Goodreads review by Carly on November 21, 2019

I read this because my dad mentioned reading a book about this story when he was a teenager, and how much he admired JFK. I'm glad I read this short history book, even though it's the YA version (easily digestible) - I never knew about JFK's experience in the navy during WWII.......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on July 16, 2018

Well-documented, exciting passages detail the World War II experience of a young Jack Kennedy, from his first siting of a PT (patrol torpedo) boat to the catastrophic collision and heroism in rescuing of most of his crew as skipper of PT 109 to his return to action as skipper on PT 59 and the ship’s......more

Goodreads review by Connor on December 16, 2018

In Harm’s Way is the legendary story of future president John F. Kennedy during his service in WWII. He and his crew of the PT 109 survived a devastating encounter with a Japanese battleship, only to be left marooned in the middle of the ocean, deep into enemy territory, and now it’s up to them to m......more

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