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The Right Thing

by Scott Waddle · 2003

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When a U.S. nuclear submarine collided with a Japanese fishing vessel in the spring of 2001, the story made national headlines. Navy Commander Scott Waddle, former captain of the U.S.S. Greeneville, was at the center of the controversy. This is the first-hand, never-before-published account of that fatal moment and the heart-breaking avalanche of events that followed.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
HawaiiHawaiiMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 242 pages

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