A thrilling, moment-by-moment account of one of the most famous events of World War II the sinking of PT-109 and John F. Kennedy s heroic actions that saved his crew and a fascinating examination of how that extraordinary episode shaped the future president s life.At 2:00 a.m. on the moonless night of August 2, 1943, U.S. Patrol Torpedo boat PT-109, captained by Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, was struck by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri near the Solomon Islands. The American ship was cleaved in two and rocked by an explosion; two crew members died instantly; the remaining eleven survivors clung to the sinking wreckage, adrift in enemy waters. Despite injuring his back, Lt. Kennedy towing a severely burned sailor by the strap of a life jacket led his battered and exhausted men on a harrowing three-and-a-half mile swim to a tiny uninhabited island. Desperate for food and water, Kennedy set off...
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