{"product_id":"the-reminiscences-of-mr-michael-michael-bak-9781682690628","title":"The Reminiscences of Mr. Michael Bak Jr.: 1923-2016","description":"Mike Bak served as a quartermaster in the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Franks (DD-554) from 1943 to 1946. He is representative of an entire generation of enlisted men who grew up during the Depression and whose only active duty was during World War II and the immediate postwar period. He tells of his boyhood in New Jersey; navy training; and the various campaigns in which the Franks participated. His ship specialized in plane guard duty and rescued more than 20 downed aviators. Bak gives a real feel for the excitement and flavor of wartime destroyer duty. After his discharge from the Navy, Bak excelled as a salesman, being honored by Olivetti USA with the establishment of a permanent sales award in his name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Bak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682690628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682690628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Michael Bak","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807112384767,"sku":"9781682690628","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c2014fd-28ba-43c1-8625-3a56aa707d8d.jpg?v=1745378583","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reminiscences-of-mr-michael-michael-bak-9781682690628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}