Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of Hmt Rohna [Hardcover]

Carlton Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996

This book recounts for the first time the tragic loss of more than 1,000 American soldiers in 1943 when their troopship was torpedoed in the Mediterranean.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 207 pages
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr; First edition (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557504024
• ISBN-13: 978-1557504029
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,786,917 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening and frightening, but it's about time, April 25, 1999

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This review is from: Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of Hmt Rohna (Hardcover)

My dad is a survivor of the sinking of the ROHNA. He never talked about it, I think it was too overwhelming for him, and now he is attending reunions and talking, but before that all my sisters and I had was Carlton Jackson's book. It gave us the story he had difficulty telling us. I was overwhelmed and shocked at how lucky he was to be able to swim, and the hell he went through. He was even scheduled for KP on the day of the hit, so I'm glad he wasn't in the kitchen area. Thank you, Carlton, for the story, now if more people could find out on A&E or the History Channel before they are all gone, there are only about 230 men left and they are ages 77-80. Let's go people. These men were heroes! Thank you

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of the HMT Rohna, September 12, 2009

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Melvin S. Firth "MSF" (Blackwood, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Forgotten Tragedy: The Sinking of Hmt Rohna (Hardcover)

I have done a study of this tragedy over the last 10 years due to a man from the area being lost on the HMT Rohna. I saw his Memorial plaque on the wall of our church for years and years but knew nothing about the man or his death in World War II. I did see a newspaper article about 1993 which explained the sinking of the HMT Rohna, the cause for sealing the records, and the release of the sealed records. But this book shed light on the details of the German attach and sinking of the HMT Rohna. I am the historian of Gloucester Township, Camden County, New Jersey and President of the local historical society and I wanted to know all that was to be known about this event in history.

Melvin S. Firth

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A story ofAmerican Heros and an American/British Coverup, September 10, 2009

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Raymond H. Mullen "Trust others, but pack yo... (Shawnee, Ok) - See all my reviews
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This is a story that has been long over due. It covers the attack and sinking of HMT Rohna, a British troop transport of WWII that was packed with American GI'S. The ship was sunk by a German aircraft firing a 'guided bomb'. This instrument of death was in the process of development by the British and the Americans at the time, but the Germans had won the race.
It is a compelling story of death, destruction and survival. Over 1,000 American soldiers lost their lives due to the actual attack on the ship and the subsequent time in the water.
The 'tragedy' was not only the loss of lives, but the cover up of both the British and American Governments.
I found this especially interesting because of two events in my own life. First, " I was a crew member of the USS Navarro APA215 during 'Operation Autumn Gold" (also known as SHAD Project 112)in 1963. This also was covered up by our government until CBS news broke the story in September of 2000.
The second reason I hold such personal interest in this book is that I have spent time with a wonderful man that was a survivor of the sinking of the Rohna. He has inscribed the following words in my copy. "Present to Mr. Ray Mullen from S/Sarg Raymond Alvarado survivor of His Majesty H.M.T. Rohna sunk Nov 26 1943 God Bless America." (exact words)