Twelve desperate miles the epic WWII voyage of the S.S. Contessa

Brady, Tim 1955- (Author). Barrett, Joe, 1950- (Added Author).

Summary: The Dirty Dozen meets Band of Brothers in this true story of how a rusty old New Orleans banana boat staffed with an unlikely crew of international merchant seamen, a gang of inmates from a local jail, and a French harbor pilot spirited out of Morocco by O.S.S. agents in the trunk of a Chevy, were drafted into service in WWII -- and heroically succeeded in setting the stage for Patton's epic invasion of North Africa. While portraying the ship's journey day-by-day and describing its colorful crew, Twelve Desperate Miles chronicles the overall November 1942 invasion of Axis forces and its aftermath, as well as the critical but unsung role played by the Contessa.

Record details

ISBN: 9780792788041 (electronic audio bk.)
ISBN: 0792788044 (electronic audio bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
remote
1 sound file (9 hr., 48 min., 58 sec.) : digital.
Publisher: [North Kingstown] : AudioGO, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Unabridged. Duration: 09:48:58. "Sound Library"--Container.
Participant or Performer Note:	Read by Joe Barrett.
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 141104 KB; MP3 file size: 276487 KB). Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on hard copy version record.