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sweetpea33 · 28-06-2008, 11:19 PM

ok,i am going to need every fanatic out there to help me find a book;the author's name is heber a. holbrook,the name of the book is "the history and times of uss portland.it was mentioned in another book about the portland called "sweet pea at war,a history of uss portland"by thomas generous jr.holbrook also authored another book on the history of uss san francisco as he served on the 'frisco.i've looked on several websites with no luck yet.if anyone can recommend where i can search for this elusive and i guess rare book i would sure be grateful.insidentally,generous' book "sweetpea at war"was a good read if you're into ww2 pacific naval ,ship,crew,battle,day to day at sea stuff.i knew my dad served on portland and was in some serious slug outs,but hadn't realized she was one of the most decorated ships in all of ww2.thanks again for any info.

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sweetpea33 Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 You're Top Poster: #123	any port in the storm!!! ok,i am going to need every fanatic out there to help me find a book;the author's name is heber a. holbrook,the name of the book is "the history and times of uss portland.it was mentioned in another book about the portland called "sweet pea at war,a history of uss portland"by thomas generous jr.holbrook also authored another book on the history of uss san francisco as he served on the 'frisco.i've looked on several websites with no luck yet.if anyone can recommend where i can search for this elusive and i guess rare book i would sure be grateful.insidentally,generous' book "sweetpea at war"was a good read if you're into ww2 pacific naval ,ship,crew,battle,day to day at sea stuff.i knew my dad served on portland and was in some serious slug outs,but hadn't realized she was one of the most decorated ships in all of ww2.thanks again for any info.