United States and Allied submarine successes in the Pacific and Far East during World War II / John D. Alden and Craig R. McDonald ; foreword by Erich Muhlthaler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alden, John Doughty, 1921-2014

Contributor:

McDonald, Craig R., 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

World War, 1939-1945.

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

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British--Chronology.

World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Dutch--Chronology.

World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area--Chronology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Here is a comprehensive accounting of all United States and allied submarine attacks on the Japanese for which success was claimed or occurred. The expanded coverage focuses on successes by U.S. and British and Dutch submarines in the Pacific and Indian oceans, Soviet submarines, and losses caused by mines laid by submarines. The book also includes details from top-secret ""Ultra"" messages decoded during the war and recently translated documents that provide correct Japanese ship names, ship type and tonnage, convoy names, human loss numbers and other attack details, as well as a military eva

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; A Detailed Explanation of the Data; Chronological Listing of U.S. and Allied Submarine Attacks; Soviet Suabmarine Attacks in the Pacific, August 1945; Appendix; Attack Number Index by Submarine Name; Attack Number Index by Japanese Vessel Name

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7864-5433-4

1-282-35094-3

9786612350948