Trapped at Pearl Harbor: Escape from Battleship Oklahoma by Stephen Bower Young (1998, Unabridged, Audio Cassette)

Key Details
Author:	Stephen Bower Young
Language:	English
Publisher:	Naval Inst Pr
Series:	"Now Hear This
Format:	Audio
ISBN-10:	155750993X
ISBN-13:	9781557509932

Additional Details
Narrated by:	Tim Murphy
Edition Description:	Unabridged

Size
Height:	7.5 in
Width:	4.5 in
Thickness:	1.2 in
Weight:	6.4 oz

Publisher's Note
Author Stephen Young was a seaman first class assigned to gunnery duty in turret no. 4 on the Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Struck by a bomb, the battleship started to sink, and Young and others became trapped when it overturned. Young describes their terrifying experience with stunning clarity. He recounts the violence of the capsizing, which killed or injured many of the men, and the survivors' frantic search for an escape route. He remembers their horror at finding all the exits blocked and their despair over the possibility of never being rescued. Undeniably one of the most dramatic episodes to unfold during the air raid, the story is told with incredible realism. Young describes the water's inexorable rise, inch sickening taste of fuel oil; the foul smell of air the nervous wisecracks echoing through the cold darkness; and finally the silence. The intensity and suspense rival that of any fictional thriller -- the recounting of his escape is particularly spellbinding. To place his experiences in a broader context, Young also provides little-known tales of tragedy and bravery that occurred elsewhere on that Day of Infamy. This dramatic reading of the widely acclaimed book is unabridged.

Recounts the author's experiences, and those of his fellow crew members, when they were trapped aboard the capsized battleship for twenty-five hours.