{"product_id":"unsung-sailors-the-naval-armed-guard-in-world-war-ii-9780870217708","title":"Unsung Sailors: The Naval Armed Guard in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II nearly 150 000 Americans served in the U.S. Naval Armed Guard protecting merchant ships and their precious cargoes around the globe  yet this branch of the Navy and its significant contributions to the war effort are little known to the public. As gunners  radio operators  signalmen  and medics assigned to some six thousand merchant ships  the guardsmen helped get desperately needed supplies to their destinations. Often working under horrendous conditions  they frequently engaged the enemy in the U-boat-infested Atlantic  on the deadly Murmansk Run  and in the Mediterranean Pacific  and Indian oceans. To tell their story Justin Gleichauf spent five years gathering material and interviewing more than one hundred Naval Armed Guard veterans. This dramatic narrative history draws heavily on their interviews  and the veterans lively accounts are supported by an authoritative analysis of their activities. The result is a complete picture of life aboard an astounding variety of vessels  including the famed liberty ships  and a moving tribute to the wartime service of these so-called stepchildren of the U.S. Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529681199157,"sku":"ByrdShop_0870217704","price":103.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780870217708.jpg?v=1780941671","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unsung-sailors-the-naval-armed-guard-in-world-war-ii-9780870217708","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}