Description: Seabees, From Omaha To Okinawa by William Bradford Huie Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description William Bradford Huie, joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He was commission as a public relations officer in the little-known Civil Engineer Corps Construction Battalions--the Seabees. The following year he published "Can Do!", an account of their landing with the Marines at Guadalcanal and Wake Island, Sicily and Salerno. This book is a sequel to "Can Do!" and continues the saga of the combat trained civilian plumbers, carpenters, heavy equipment operators, wharf builders, and civil engineers who served in the U.S. Navy construction battalions. The story begins with Iwo Jima when the Seabees braved concentrated enemy fire to rig floating causeways, blow up wrecked landing craft, and to build the desperately needed airstrips while under enemy fire. Huie also describes the Seabees on D-Day at Omaha Beach, where they manned fifteen hundred vehicles during the first wave of landings at Normandy. He provides the details of the creation and testing of various pier-heads, floating steel bridges, and "Rhino" ferries. He also tells colorful stories of moon-shining, brawling, and carousing along with compassionate stories of the children in the prisoner of war camps. Author Biography William Bradford "Bill" Huie (November 13, 1910 - November 20, 1986) was an American journalist, editor, publisher, television interviewer, screenwriter, lecturer, and novelist. Born in Hartselle, Alabama, Huie was the son of John Bradford and Margaret Lois Brindley Huie, and was the eldest of three children. He attended Morgan County High School and graduated as class valedictorian. He then attended the University of Alabama, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1930. From 1932 to 1936, Huie worked for the newspaper The Birmingham Post. In 1934, he married his grammar school sweetheart, Ruth Puckett. In late 1938, Huie was in Los Angeles and took it upon himself to work as an undercover reporter to gather information on gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel. He reported on his experiences in the December 1950 edition of the American Mercury.During World War II, he served in the United States Navy, for a time as aide to Vice Admiral Ben Moreell of the famous Seabees. While chronicling the wartime activity of the Seabees, Lieutenant Huie had special permission to continue his own writing projects, both fiction and nonfiction, dealing primarily with the war. His Navy experiences, including his participation in D-Day, would become the basis for his 1959 novel The Americanization of Emily, adapted into the 1964 film of the same name starring James Garner and Julie Andrews. Both Garnerand Andrews consider it the personal favorite of their films. Released from the Navy in 1945, Huie went immediately to the Pacific theater as a war correspondent. His experiences at Iwo Jima became the basis for the nonfiction work "The Hero of Iwo Jima," published in The Hero of Iwo Jima and Other Stories in 1962, the tragic story of flag-raiser Ira Hayes. Huies account was developed into the 1961 film The Outsider with Tony Curtis. His experiences in Hawaii during the war became the basis for the novel The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1951), which was developed into the 1956 film of the same name starring Jane Russell. Details ISBN 1484015517 ISBN-13 9781484015513 Title Seabees, From Omaha To Okinawa Author William Bradford Huie Format Paperback Year 2014 Pages 344 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:93123939; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Seabees, from Omaha to Okinawa : a Sequel to Can Do!
Number of Pages: 342 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Topic: Military / World War II
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: History
Item Weight: 20.7 Oz
Author: William Huie
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback