Sinopse
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 on a solo reconnaissance mission, scouting two larger islands two-and-a-half miles away. Discovering water and coconuts, he returned for his men. For six days they lived off coconuts and kept out of sight of passing Japanese patrols until they were rescued.
Drawing on new information from the American rescuers and recently released archives in both Japan and the U.S., PT-109 recounts this event in breathtaking detail and explores the incident’s remarkable aftermath on JFK’s life and legend. William Doyle reveals that, while the incident transformed JFK into a “war hero” and helped propel him to the U.S. Senate and the White House, the wounds he suffered during that harrowing week continued to haunt him, physically and psychologically.
Capítulos
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001 PT 109
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002 Intro
Duração: 14min -
003 Prologue
Duração: 14min -
004 Chapter 01
Duração: 23min -
005 Chapter 02
Duração: 19min -
006 Chapter 03
Duração: 10min -
007 Chapter 04
Duração: 47min -
008 Chapter 05
Duração: 24min -
009 Chapter 06
Duração: 49min -
010 Chapter 07
Duração: 34min -
011 Chapter 08
Duração: 35min -
012 Chapter 09
Duração: 31min -
013 Chapter 10
Duração: 33min -
014 Chapter 11
Duração: 28min -
015 Chapter 12
Duração: 33min -
016 Chapter 13
Duração: 15min -
017 Chapter 14
Duração: 01h08min -
018 Epilogue
Duração: 32min -
019 Credits
Duração: 37s -
sample
Duração: 01min