The War Below The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

James M. Scott

eBook - 2013

"Beautifully researched and masterfully told" (Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from the Deep), this is the riveting story of the heroic and tragic US submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific.Focusing on the unique stories of three of the war's top submarines—Silversides, Drum, and Tang—The War Below vividly re-creates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and fear of the brave volunteers who took the fight to the enemy's coastline in World War II. Award-winning journalist James Scott recounts incredible feats of courage—from an emergency appendectomy performed with kitchen utensils to sailors' desperate struggle to escape from a flooded submarine—as well as moments of un...imaginable 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....

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Published
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Main Author
James M. Scott
Online Access
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Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size16 GB
ISBN9781439176856
Release Date5/14/2013
Kindle Book
ASINB008J4B468
Release Date5/14/2013
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781439176856
Release Date5/14/2013