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A thrilling, moment-by-moment account of 1 of the most famous events of World Battle II - the sinking of PT-109 and John F. Kennedy's heroic actions that preserved his staff - and a fascinating study of how that remarkable episode shaped the future president's life. At 2:00 a.m. on the moonless night of August 2, 1943, US Patrol Torpedo fishing boat PT-109, captained by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri close to the Solomon Islands. The North american dispatch was cleaved in two and rocked by an explosion; two staff members died instantly; the rest of the 11 survivors clung to the sinking wreckage, adrift in foe waters. Despite injuring his backside, Lt. Kennedy - towing a significantly burned sailor by the strap of your life jacket - led his battered and fatigued men on a harrowing three-and-a-half mile swim to a tiny, uninhabited island. In need of food and water, Kennedy tripped on a solo reconnaissance objective, scouting two larger islands two and a half miles away. Learning about water and coconuts, he went back for his men. For six times they resided off coconuts and held out of sight of moving Japanese patrols until they were rescued. Sketching on new information from the North american rescuers and lately released archives in both Japan and the united states, PT-109 recounts this event in amazing details and explores the incident's impressive aftermath on JFK's life and star. William Doyle reveals that as the incident altered JFK into a battle hero and helped propel him to the united states Senate and the White House, the wounds he experienced throughout that harrowing week prolonged to haunt him, physically and psychologically.
