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UNINA9910456878903321 |
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Autore |
Sturma Michael <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Surface and destroy [[electronic resource] ] : the submarine gun war in the Pacific / / Michael Sturma |
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Lexington, KY, : University Press of Kentucky, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-07961-5 |
9786613079619 |
0-8131-2999-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (281 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Submarine |
World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American |
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Ocean |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; TItle Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Part II; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Part III; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Photo Section; Chapter 12; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 scram |
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