Hellcats : the epic story of World War II's most daring submarine raid / Peter Sasgen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sasgen, Peter T., 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan, Sea of.

Operation Barney, 1945.

Lockwood, Charles A., 1890-1967.

Lockwood, Charles A.

Sonar--History--20th century.

Sonar.

Physical Description:

320 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : NAL Caliber, c2010.

Summary:

Draws on original documents and personal correspondences of a commander to describe the United States Navy's World War II Operation Barney, in which nine submarines, nicknamed Hellcats, were sent to navigate through underwater minefields in order to attack a Japanese merchant fleet in the Sea of Japan.

Contents:

The beginning of the end. A world destroyed ; ComSubPac ; The Wahoo's last dive ; The commander from Georgia ; The "magic" behind the mission ; Wolf pack ; The long road to Tokyo ; The Magic loses its magic

The Hellcats. An operation called "Barney" ; The minehunters ; Probing the line ; "Hydeman's hellcats" ; Running the gauntlet ; Threading the needle

Operation Barney. The death of an empire ; A dark silence ; Breakout ; The long search ; The hour of sacrifice ; A shining glory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780451231369

0451231368

OCLC:

555644746