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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158794903321

Autore

Lockwood Admiral Charles

Titolo

Zoomies, Subs And Zeros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-78625-420-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamsonCol. Hans Christian

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Dedication -- Navy and Air Force Forewords -- NAVY -- AIR FORCE -- Authors' Foreword -- 1 - "Hot irons in the fire" -- 2 - The Lifeguard League is born -- 3 - The Skate wins her zoomie star -- 4 - Westward ho with Spruance and Mitscher -- 5 - Harder stages surf rescue -- 6 - Tang gets a steel umbrella -- 7 - Stingray gives first 'scope ride -- 8 - Finback also 'scopes zoomie -- 9 - Haddo and Mingo as angels -- 10 - Sailfish lays ghost of Squalus -- 11 - Archerfish in big league -- 12 - Pomfret braves Tokyo's defenses -- 13 - Chub defies attacking Zeros -- 14 - The Bullhead finds a way -- 15 - Gato's zoomie was weighed and ... -- 16 - Scabbardfish converts B-29ers -- 17 POW's-unwanted guests -- 18 - Tigrone, Trutta beat ole debbil sea -- 19 - AAF pays a tribute -- 20 - Gabilan target of U.S. guns -- 21 - Whale provides curb service -- 22 - RAF fliers take sub ride -- 23 - Aspro in Hirohito's front yard -- 24 - A-bomb changes war plans -- 25 - Lifeguard earns hearty "well done!".