In November of 1942, the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa were killed when a Japanese torpedo sank their ship during the most ferocious naval engagement fought in the South Pacific during World War II. The family's loss, the most extraordinary for the United States in its history, was most potently expressed in the Hollywood movie of 1944, The Fighting Sullivans . This book is a history of how calamity transformed a family of marginal and disreputable young men into heroes.
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In November of 1942, the five Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa were killed when a Japanese torpedo sank their ship during the most ferocious naval engagement fought in the South Pacific during World War II. The family's loss, the most extraordinary for the United States in its history, was most potently expressed in the Hollywood movie of 1944, The Fighting Sullivans . This book is a history of how calamity transformed a family of marginal and disreputable young men into heroes.
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