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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
May 14, 2013
Pages
426
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781439176832
ISBN-10
1439176833
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.34 lbs.
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Original list price
$28.00
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Submarine | Thunder Below! | Fatal Dive | The Fleet at Flood Tide | The Conquering Tide | Target Tokyo | The Silent Service in World War II | Stalking the Red Bear | Neptune's Inferno
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japanâs merchant fleet and destroying its economy.
THE WAR BELOW is the riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific by ravaging Japanâs merchant fleet and destroying the nationâs economy.
Focusing on the unique stories of three of the warâs top submarinesâSilversides, Drum, and TangâJames Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the determination, heroism, and tragedy that defined the submarine service. From the thrill of a torpedo hit on a loaded freighter to the terror of depth charge attacks that shattered gauges and sprang leaks, The War Below vividly re-creates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and fear of the brave volunteers who took the fight to the enemyâs coastline. Scott recounts incredible feats of courageâfrom an emergency appendectomy performed with kitchen utensils to the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine trapped on the bottomâas well as moments of unimaginable tragedy, including an attack on an unmarked enemy freighter carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war.
The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all other military branches. The war claimed almost one out of every five subsâand a submarine crewman was six times more likely to die than a sailor onboard a surface ship. But the submarine service accomplished its mission; Silversides, Drum, and Tang sank a combined sixty-two freighters, tankers, and transports. So ravaged from the loss of precious supplies due to the destruction of the nationâs merchant fleet were the Japanese that by the warâs end hungry civilians ate sawdust while warships lay at anchor due to lack of fuel and pilots resorted to suicidal kamikaze missions. In retaliation, the Japanese often beat, tortured, and starved captured submariners in the atrocious prisoner of war camps.
Based on more than 100 interviews with submarine veterans and thousands of pages of previously unpublished letters and diaries, The War Below will let readers experience the battle for the Pacific as never before.
THE WAR BELOW is the riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific by ravaging Japanâs merchant fleet and destroying the nationâs economy.
Focusing on the unique stories of three of the warâs top submarinesâSilversides, Drum, and TangâJames Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the determination, heroism, and tragedy that defined the submarine service. From the thrill of a torpedo hit on a loaded freighter to the terror of depth charge attacks that shattered gauges and sprang leaks, The War Below vividly re-creates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and fear of the brave volunteers who took the fight to the enemyâs coastline. Scott recounts incredible feats of courageâfrom an emergency appendectomy performed with kitchen utensils to the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine trapped on the bottomâas well as moments of unimaginable tragedy, including an attack on an unmarked enemy freighter carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war.
The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all other military branches. The war claimed almost one out of every five subsâand a submarine crewman was six times more likely to die than a sailor onboard a surface ship. But the submarine service accomplished its mission; Silversides, Drum, and Tang sank a combined sixty-two freighters, tankers, and transports. So ravaged from the loss of precious supplies due to the destruction of the nationâs merchant fleet were the Japanese that by the warâs end hungry civilians ate sawdust while warships lay at anchor due to lack of fuel and pilots resorted to suicidal kamikaze missions. In retaliation, the Japanese often beat, tortured, and starved captured submariners in the atrocious prisoner of war camps.
Based on more than 100 interviews with submarine veterans and thousands of pages of previously unpublished letters and diaries, The War Below will let readers experience the battle for the Pacific as never before.
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Hardcover
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from Simon & Schuster (May 14, 2013)
9781439176832 | details & prices | 426 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.34 lbs | List price $28.00
About: The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japanâs merchant fleet and destroying its economy.
About: The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japanâs merchant fleet and destroying its economy.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Simon & Schuster (May 20, 2014)
9781439176849 | details & prices | 426 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $15.95
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