Baked Beans - Volume 2: Life Aboard USS Boston CA-69

Baked Beans (Life Aboard USS Boston CA-69) is a three volume follow-up to A Bird's Eye View - the story of the heavy cruiser USS Boston and her exploits during WWll in the many battles against the Empire of Japan. Volume II relates the events from Sept 1, 1944 through the end of March 1945 when the ship returned to San Pedro, CA for repairs. During this half-year, the Boston participated in the Philippines Campaigns and Iwo Jima. The incredible story of the crippling of two US cruisers by enemy torpedo bombers off the coast of Formosa (Taiwan) and the subsequent retreat (with Boston towing torpedoed cruiser Houston) comes alive in these pages. First hand accounts of the savage Typhoon Cobra that hit the fleet in late December will amaze you! The details of the Iwo Jima landings give us a peek at the other side of the Iwo story - the role of the support ships.