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The Sandscrapers:

An adventure novel dealing primarily with a small segment of amphibious forces of the U.S. Navy during World War II. The volume narrates the loves, intrigues, adventures, successes, failures, lives and deaths of certain crew members aboard a small ship in the little-known and unheralded "Landing Ship Medium (LSM) Program." The story begins at the Charleston, South Carolina Navy Yard, moves on to the Little Creek Amphibious Base at Norfolk, Virginia, and from there through the southwest Pacific theatre of war. The novel ends in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. Though the identified ship, its nomenclature, and its crew are fictitious, the class of ship is factual.

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Product Details:
Author: Griffin Garnett
Paperback: 404 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: August 04, 2002
Language: English
ISBN: 159109450X
Package Length: 7.9 inches
Package Width: 5.3 inches
Package Height: 1.2 inches
Package Weight: 1.15 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 3 reviews
 
 

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5Great W W II book! - "Taboo Avenged" is a great sequel, too.  Jul 10, 2003
'The Sandscrapers' - A Forgotten Navy
'The Sandscrapers' is a novel about a World War II naval officer and the ship he commands from Norfolk, Virginia through the Panama Canal, and all through the south pacific. The storylines (and all the events) are so realistic, the book must be based on actual events. I have not read a novel that tells about this sector of the navy. Maybe that is why the title is 'A Forgotten Navy'. The book is so intriguing that not only a World War II history buff would enjoy the book, but anyone interested in a good story. I highly recommend 'The Sandscrapers'.

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5a remarkable read!  Apr 05, 2003
The life & times of the men & wives of a forgotten amphibious force of landing vessels serving in the Pacific during WWII.

Within the covers of this unassuming, modest saga, you will meet brave & true ordinary men as they serve their country in extra-ordinary times. You will read of their recruitment & maneuvers, their frustrations & heroism, their terrors & poetry. You will see patriotism in action, gruff & ready, tender & determined.

THE SANDSCRAPERS is a unique addition to any military library!

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

5A naval adventure novel set on the high seas  May 16, 2002
Nominated for the Third Annual Library of Virginia Fiction Award, Griffin Garnett's The Sandscrapers is a naval adventure novel set on the high seas, aboard the "Landing Ship Medium Program." Set in the southwest Pacific during the deadly days of World War II, The Sandscrapers is a story of heroism, struggle, sacrifice, and endurance, exciting, involving, and highly recommended reading from first page to last.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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