{"product_id":"sunk-in-kula-gulf-the-final-voyage-of-the-uss-helena-and-the-incredible-story-of-her-survivors-in-world-war-ii-hardcover","title":"Sunk in Kula Gulf: The Final Voyage of the USS Helena and the Incredible Story of Her Survivors in World War II - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn J. Domagalski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe early morning hours of July 6, 1943, found the USS \u003ci\u003eHelena\u003c\/i\u003e off the Solomon Islands in what would later be known as the Battle of Kula Gulf. But the ship's participation in the battle came to a swift end when three Japanese torpedoes suddenly struck. One hundred and sixty-eight sailors went down with the ship, many never surviving the initial torpedo hits. As the last of the \u003ci\u003eHelena\u003c\/i\u003e disappeared below the ocean's surface, the remaining crewmen's struggle for survival had only just begun.\u003ci\u003eSunk in Kula Gulf\u003c\/i\u003e tells the epic story of the \u003ci\u003eHelena\u003c\/i\u003e's survivors. Two destroyers plucked more than seven hundred from the sea in a night rescue operation as the battle continued to rage. A second group of eighty-eight sailors --clustered into three lifeboats--made it to a nearby island and was rescued the next day. A third group of survivors, spread over a wide area, was missed entirely. Clinging to life rafts or debris, the weary men were pushed away from the area of the sinking by a strong current. After enduring days at sea under the hot tropical sun, they finally found land. It was, however, the Japanese-held island of Vella Lavella and deep behind the front lines. The survivors organized and disappeared into the island's interior jungle. Living a meager existence, the group evaded the Japanese for eight days until the Marines and U.S. Navy evacuated the shipwrecked sailors in a daring rescue operation. Using a wide variety of sources, including previously unpublished firsthand accounts, John J. Domagalski brings to life this amazing, little-known story from World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45767296385221,"sku":"9781597978392","price":44.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/cmE1YjA1Nk1FNlVCajlEakM1QjJQZz09.webp?v=1770427757","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/sunk-in-kula-gulf-the-final-voyage-of-the-uss-helena-and-the-incredible-story-of-her-survivors-in-world-war-ii-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}