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Surface and destroy : the submarine gun war in the Pacific / Michael Sturma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sturma, Michael, 1950-
- 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--Pacific Ocean.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. Between the ocean floor and the rolling whitecaps above, submarines patrolled a dark abyss in a fusion of silence, shadows, and steel, firing around eleven thousand torpedoes, sinking Japanese men-of-war and more than one thousand merchant ships. But the anonymity and simplicity of the stealthy torpedo attack hid the savagery of warfare -- a stark difference from the brutality of the surface gun maneuver. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scram
- Contents:
- Front Cover; TItle Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Part II; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Part III; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Photo Section; Chapter 12; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-07961-5
- 9786613079619
- 0-8131-2999-0
- OCLC:
- 719387777
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