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The Silent Service in World War II - The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived it (Paperback)
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The Silent Service in World War II - The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived it (Paperback)
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When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the
U.S. Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was
not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a
collection of ageing boats from the late teens and early twenties,
with only a few of the newer, more modern Gato-class boats.
Fortunately, with the war in Europe already two years old and
friction with Japan ever-increasing, help from what would become
known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there
were 73 of the new fleet submarines under construction. The Silent
Service in World War II tells the story of America's intrepid
underwater warriors in the words of the men who lived the war in
the Pacific against Japan. The enemy had already begun to deploy
advanced boats, but the U.S. was soon able to match them. By 1943
the new Gato-class boats were making a difference, carrying the war
not just to the Japanese Imperial Navy, but to the vital merchant
fleet that carried the vast array of material needed to keep the
land of the Rising Sun afloat. As the war progressed, American
success in the Solomons, starting with Guadalcanal, began to
constrict the Japanese sea lanes, and operating singly or in
wolfpacks they were able to press their attacks on convoys
operating beyond the range of U.S. airpower, making daring forays
even into the home waters of Japan itself in the quest for ever
more elusive targets. Also taking on Japanese warships, as well as
rescuing downed airmen (such as the grateful first President Bush),
U.S. submarines made an enormous contribution to our war against
Japan. This book takes you through the war as you learn what it was
like to serve on submarines in combat, the exhilaration of a
successful attack, and the terror of being depth-charged. And aside
from enemy action, the sea itself could prove to be an extremely
hostile environment as many of these stories attest. From early war
patrols in obsolescent, unreliable S-boats to new, modern fleet
submarines roving the Pacific, the forty-six stories in this
anthology give you a full understanding of what it was like to be a
U.S. Navy submariner in combat.
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