Description: Tales from a Tin Can takes you through World War II in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor in 1941 to Tokyo Bay in 1945, and on to a jubilant New York City.
Tales from a Tin Can takes you through World War II in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor in 1941 to Tokyo Bay in 1945, and on to a jubilant New York City.
“The eyewitness accounts of great and trivial events are fascinating. Olson illuminates shipboard details readers need to know. His book is an impressive accomplishment." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review
November 1941: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Pearl Harbor is an extensive, shallow embayment near Honolulu on the island of Oahu. Called Wai Momi (“Water of Pearl”) by native Hawaiians, the harbor teemed with pearl-producing oysters until the late 1880’s. In the years following Captain Cook’s explorations, Pearl Harbor was not considered suitable as a seaport because...