02903nam 2200637Ia 450 991045687890332120200520144314.01-283-07961-597866130796190-8131-2999-0(CKB)2550000000033398(EBL)792103(OCoLC)719387777(SSID)ssj0000473582(PQKBManifestationID)11286594(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473582(PQKBWorkID)10437136(PQKB)10905764(MiAaPQ)EBC792103(OCoLC)826455368(MdBmJHUP)muse3046(Au-PeEL)EBL792103(CaPaEBR)ebr10466833(CaONFJC)MIL307961(EXLCZ)99255000000003339820101130d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSurface and destroy[electronic resource] the submarine gun war in the Pacific /Michael SturmaLexington, KY University Press of Kentuckyc20111 online resource (281 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-2996-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexWorld 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 scramWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operationsSubmarineWorld War, 1939-1945Naval operations, AmericanWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsPacific OceanElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Naval operationsSubmarine.World War, 1939-1945Naval operations, American.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.5451940.545109164Sturma Michael1950-855953MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456878903321Surface and destroy2455191UNINA