Shape Up or Ship Out: A Teenager Views Naval Service in War and Peace: 1944-1946

Description: Shape Up or Ship Out by John W. Steiger Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Shape Up or Ship Out, historian John W. Steigers epistolary, autobiographical book, is based upon his letters home to his family at the end of World War II. It follows his experiences in the U.S. military assigned to the Navy, tracing his passage from induction in December 1944 to his stay in Japan from 1945 to 1946. The letters are analyzed in Johns commentaries and supported by numerous citations from primary sources and extensive notes. The book contains many photos and other items from the photo album he created during his Navy tour. Assigned to Radio School after completing Boot Camp, he was transferred to an Advance Base Communication Unit designed to participate in Operation Olympic, the invasion of Kyushu. When the war ended abruptly in August his unit was sent to the Yokosuka Naval Station to establish a radio station there. A typical boy at the end of his teenage years, still filled with the imagination and hope of his generation, Johns initial naïve views about Japan shifted to a more informed tone during his military duty. This was due to seeing the destroyed landscapes of Tokyo and other areas in person, working with his shipmates, Japanese laborers, electricians, and interacting with civilians. Shape Up or Ship Out should be treasured for its first-hand documentation and expert historical analysis of a past era. Shape Up or Ship Out is divided into an Introduction and eight chapters based upon the sequence of letters-1, USNTC-San Diego; 2, NTC-Radio, Yerba Buena Island, S.F.; 3, Treasure Island and San Bruno; 4, Iroquois Point, T.H.; 5, AP 70; 6, AP 57; 7, Totsuka, Japan; 8, Yokosuka, Japan. Five appendices are included-A, The Threat of Maritime Mines; B, The Black Market in Japan: October 1945-June 1946; C, A Brief Assessment of Prostitution in Japan: 1945-1946; D, Excerpts from the Blue Jacket Manual; E, Photographs, Maps, and Memorabilia. A Glossary of terms, extensive Notes, a Bibliography, an Attribution list for the image sources used in this book, and an Index, round out the support. Details ISBN 1722241047 ISBN-13 9781722241049 Title Shape Up or Ship Out Author John W. Steiger Format Paperback Year 2018 Pages 484 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:127699239; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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