{"product_id":"9781610597494","title":"Inferno: The Epic Life and Death Struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown throughout the fleet as “Big Ben,” the USS \u003ci\u003eFranklin\u003c\/i\u003e was christened for the legacy of the four prior U.S. Navy ships named after Benjamin Franklin. The \u003ci\u003eFranklin\u003c\/i\u003e was one of twenty-four Essex-class fast carriers built during World War II, forming the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s war against Japan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On March 19, 1945, during a planned aircraft launch against Honshu, the Japanese mainland, the Franklin was struck with a 250kg bomb from an enemy aircraft, setting off a chain reaction of exploding ordnance and aviation fuel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The aircraft carrier, now on fire, listing heavily to starboard, and with over one thousand casualties, appeared to be mortally wounded. \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e tells the heroic tale of the efforts that saved “Big Ben.” It is a tremendous story of endurance and seamanship told in harrowing detail in the survivors’ own words.\u003ci\u003e Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e makes for gripping reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MBI Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148033933552,"sku":"9781610597494","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781610597494_p0.jpg?v=1763838892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781610597494","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}