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The USS Flier : death and survival on a World War II submarine / Michael Sturma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sturma, Michael, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Flier (Submarine).
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean.
- Survival--Philippines--Palawan.
- Survival.
- Shipwreck survival--Philippines--Palawan.
- Shipwreck survival.
- Survival at sea--Philippines--Palawan.
- Survival at sea.
- Airplane crash survival--Philippines--Palawan.
- Airplane crash survival.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. After enduring eighteen hours in the water, the eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep in enemy territory and without food or drinking water, the crewmen soon realized that their struggle for survival had just begun. Noted historian Michael Sturma's vivid recounting of the harrowing story of the USS
- Contents:
- Front cover; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Aleutians; 2 A New Boat; 3 Midway; 4 Grounded; 5 USS Macaw; 6 Board of Investigation; 7 Resumed Patrol; 8 Freemantle; 9 Death in Thirty Seconds; 10 Cause and Effect; 11 Black Water; 12 Castaways; 13 Guerrillas; 14 Brooke's Point; 15 USS Redfin; 16 Evacuees; 17 On Board; 18 Fallout; 19 Bend of the Road; 20 Inquiry; 21 Report Incognito; 22 Back in the USA; 23 Next of Kin; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photo insert
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612937378
- 9780813138718
- 081313871X
- 9781282937376
- 1282937375
- 9780813172897
- 0813172896
- OCLC:
- 503446890
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