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Norfolk to Abadan and the Long Way Home: A Story of Uss Soley(Dd-707) 1956-1957

Louis J. Cattera

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Description:Norfolkto Abadanand the Long Way A Story of USS Soley (DD-707)1956-1957, is the narrative of a destroyer during the Cold War Era.Detached from the Sixth Fleet andsent to the Middle East for a tour of duty with COMIDEASTFOR prior to the 1956joint British/French invasion of Egypt, USS Soley incompany with USS Barton made the transit of the Suez Canal and suddenly foundtheir selves stranded east of Suez due to its war related closing. Thisunforeseen incident resulted in an unprecedented 15,000 mile voyage home whichbegan in Abadan, Iran,and ended in their home port of Norfolk,Virginia, fifty-five days afterbeing detached from the Middle East.Based on the personal journalsand observations of the author, with excerpts provided by Captain Charles H. Witten USN, (Retired), Commanding Officer, USS Soley (DD-707), 1955-1957, from his UnpublishedAutobiography, this is the story of life aboard a destroyer as experienced by ayoung seaman serving his enlistment who found himself in a rare position to seea large part of the world before its present day drastic changes took place.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Norfolk to Abadan and the Long Way Home: A Story of Uss Soley(Dd-707) 1956-1957. To get started finding Norfolk to Abadan and the Long Way Home: A Story of Uss Soley(Dd-707) 1956-1957, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Norfolkto Abadanand the Long Way A Story of USS Soley (DD-707)1956-1957, is the narrative of a destroyer during the Cold War Era.Detached from the Sixth Fleet andsent to the Middle East for a tour of duty with COMIDEASTFOR prior to the 1956joint British/French invasion of Egypt, USS Soley incompany with USS Barton made the transit of the Suez Canal and suddenly foundtheir selves stranded east of Suez due to its war related closing. Thisunforeseen incident resulted in an unprecedented 15,000 mile voyage home whichbegan in Abadan, Iran,and ended in their home port of Norfolk,Virginia, fifty-five days afterbeing detached from the Middle East.Based on the personal journalsand observations of the author, with excerpts provided by Captain Charles H. Witten USN, (Retired), Commanding Officer, USS Soley (DD-707), 1955-1957, from his UnpublishedAutobiography, this is the story of life aboard a destroyer as experienced by ayoung seaman serving his enlistment who found himself in a rare position to seea large part of the world before its present day drastic changes took place.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Norfolk to Abadan and the Long Way Home: A Story of Uss Soley(Dd-707) 1956-1957. To get started finding Norfolk to Abadan and the Long Way Home: A Story of Uss Soley(Dd-707) 1956-1957, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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