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Surface and Destroy - The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific (Hardcover, New)
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Surface and Destroy - The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific (Hardcover, New)
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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 scrambled through the hatches armed with
large-caliber guns and met the enemy face-to-face. Surface and
Destroy: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific reveals the nature of
submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and
investigates the challenges of facing the enemy on the surface. The
surface battle amplified the realities of war, bringing submariners
into close contact with survivors and potential prisoners of war.
As Japan's larger ships disappeared from the Pacific theater,
American submarines turned their attention to smaller craft such as
patrol boats, schooners, sampans, and junks. Some officers refused
to attack enemy vessels of questionable value, while others
attacked reluctantly and tried to minimize casualties. Michael
Sturma focuses on the submariners' reactions and attitudes toward
their victims, exploring the sailors' personal standards of
morality and their ability to wage total war. Surface and Destroy
is a thorough analysis of the submariner experience and the effects
of surface attacks on the war in the Pacific, offering a compelling
study of the battles that became "intolerably personal."
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