The USS Intrepid Former Crewmember Association
- SPECIAL -
INTREPID MUSEUM BOOK OFFER
TO FORMER INTREPID CREWMEMERS
Former Intrepid Crewmembers...we are so excited and deeply humbled to announce that we have written the first ever comprehensive Epic story of the Intrepid. Published by Random House/Broadway Books, INTREPID, it went on sale September 30, 2008, just 17 days prior to the historic return of the Intrepid to NYC.
FCMs, take advantage of Bill White's offer of his 'INTREPID' book, at a discount, by calling the Museum at 646.381.5370 or by emailing to the Museum Store at...
an autographed copy of INTREPID,
ONLY to Former Intrepid Crewmembers
at a discounted price of $ 21.00 (includes S/H)
Over-the-counter price is $26.00+ S/H
All of you are part of this amazing story and I hope you will consider not only obtaining a copy for yourself but also encouraging others to experience the masterwork storytelling of noted author Bob Gandt.
All proceeds, of my half of authoring this book, will go to the Intrepid Museum
I want to thank many of you who have already gone online and pre-ordered the book (and benefited from the major discounts available by pre-ordering) to send out as family/corporate gifts for the past holidays including Veterans Day.
In the book we recognize and thank our supporters, and without YOU there would be no story of Intrepid to tell. We especially tell the story of our founder, Zachary Fisher, Out leader, Our inspiration, Our champion, Our true compass on all that the Fishers, and now all of you together are doing to support our troops and their families.
All the best,
Bill White - President, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Following is a review from *Kirkus Review:
The official history of the aircraft carrier that distinguished itself in combat
Last fall the USS Intrepid returned, following extensive renovations, to its dockside berth in New York City where it serves as a museum. It received many mentions as the first ship of then-young naval officer John McCain, who contributes the foreword.
Bill White, president of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, and Gandt (Acts of Vengeance, 2002, etc.), a former U.S. Navy fighter, recount the ship's rich past, beginning with its service in the Pacific, where the Intrepid participated in the assault on the Japanese stronghold at Truk, the Palau campaign and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. She helped sink the famous battleship Yamato and was the victim of torpedo strikes and numerous, desperate kamikaze attacks.
The authors are at their best chronicling the resulting devastation to crew and carrier from these furious battles. During the '60s the ship did a star turn as the recovery vessel for Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter and Gemini astronauts Gus Grissom and John Young and also served three busy combat tours in Vietnam.
Named the official vessel of the 1976 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Bicentennial Exposition, the Intrepid, after heroic efforts by New York City philanthropist Zachary Fisher, became a floating museum, but never totally left the fight, serving after 9/11 as temporary emergency headquarters for the FBI-NYPD joint terrorism task force. Though the accumulated details sometimes slow the narrative, the ship's glittering history provides the authors with plenty of interesting stories, ranging from the long-delayed Navy Cross awarded sailor Alonzo Swann, to the flight-deck heroics of the various Air Groups attached to the carrier, to her peacetime extrication from the mud of the Hudson River. A worthy tribute to the nation's sea power, as well as all who served aboard the Intrepid.
To ALL Former Intrepid Crewmembers, thank you for your support of INTREPID - Bill White
*Kirkus Reviews is an American book review journal founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893-1980). It serves the book & literary trade sector, including libraries; publishers; literary & film agents; film & TV producers & booksellers.
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please include and mail the following *information to...
INTREPID Book Offer
PO Box 140471
Staten Island, NY 10314
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