
The castaway's war: one man's battle against Imperial Japan
War, World War II
Human-narrated audio
Summary
In the early hours of July 5, 1943, the destroyer USS Strong was hit by a Japanese torpedo. The torpedo broke the destroyer's back, flooded her engine room, killed dozens of sailors, and sparked raging fires. While accompanying ships were… able to rescue most of Strong's surviving crewmen, scores were submerged in the ocean as the shattered warship sank beneath the waves - and a young officer's harrowing story of survival began. Tells the unique tale of Navy Lieutenant Hugh Barr Miller's fight for survival against both a hostile environment and an implacable human enemy. 2016.