The Sailing of the Intrepid
the incredible wartime voyage of the navy’s iconic aircraft carrier
$63.04
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
19 June 2025
Summary
Against the Current: The Intrepid’s Unsinkable Journey
From twenty-two-year naval and marine veteran Montel Williams comes a page-turning history of how one World War II aircraft carrier’s crew defied all odds, redefining the very meaning of what it means to struggle, persevere and survive.
- The USS Intrepid set sail on its first combat voyage, only to be struck by a Japanese torpedo plane, jamming its rudder at a forty-five-degree angle. It could only sail in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781335081032 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1335081038 |
| Author: | Montel Williams, David Fisher |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | Hanover Square Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 447g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 27mm |
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Critics Review
“With vivid detail, Williams, a Marine veteran – and Fisher recount a little known episode in the carrier’s history. After a 1944 torpedo strike crippled its rudder, the crew built a 3,000-square-foot sail to guide it home.”–The New York Post
About The Author
Montel Williams
Montel Williams, LCDR USN Ret., served as a Marine and as a highly decorated naval officer for nearly 22 years and remains actively involved in various military causes. He is a distinguished member of the Fisher House Foundation Board of Trustees. Montel Williams is best known as the host of the Emmy-nominated daytime talk show, The Montel Williams Show. He currently hosts Military Makeover with Montel and Military Makeover Operation Career on Lifetime.
David Fisher is the author of more than twenty New York Times bestsellers. He lives in New York with his wife, Laura.
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