03205nam 2200613 450 991046058100332120200520144314.01-61251-861-3(CKB)3710000000458882(EBL)2093039(OCoLC)916940837(SSID)ssj0001530646(PQKBManifestationID)12646114(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530646(PQKBWorkID)11531321(PQKB)11547603(MiAaPQ)EBC2093039(Au-PeEL)EBL2093039(CaPaEBR)ebr11086577(CaONFJC)MIL822453(EXLCZ)99371000000045888220150822h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFremantle's submarines how Allied submariners and Western Australians helped win the war in the Pacific /Michael SturmaAnnapolis, Maryland :Naval Institute Press,2015.©20151 online resource (249 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61251-860-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Table of Contents""; ""List of Illustrations ""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction ""; ""1. On the Edge""; ""2. Like Heaven ""; ""3. Wilkes ""; ""4. Lockwood ""; ""5. Torpedoes and Tragedies""; ""6. Christie""; ""7. Traveling North ""; ""8. Sailors' Women ""; ""9. Hunter and Hunted ""; ""10. Trouble in Paradise ""; ""11. War of Attrition ""; ""12. Support and Supply ""; ""13. Cruel Months ""; ""14. The British Arrive""; ""15. Adjustments and Special Missions ""; ""16. Battle of Leyte Gulf ""; ""17. Transitions ""; ""18. Tribulations ""; ""19. Cooperation at Sea""; ""20. War's End """"Epilogue""""Notes""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""About the Author ""From unpromising beginnings in March 1942, the submarine base at Fremantle became a vital part of the Allied offensive against Japan. Pushed back from the Philippines and the Netherlands East Indies, American submariners, accompanied by small numbers of Dutch, retreated to Fremantle on the remote west coast of Australia as a port of last resort. Far from their prospective patrol areas and their own supply lines, they had little reason to feel optimistic. Thanks largely to a welcoming civilian population, the morale of Allied submariners quickly improved, as did their effectiveness in fighting World War, 1939-1945Naval operationsSubmarineWorld War, 1939-1945AustraliaFremantle (W.A.)World War, 1939-1945CampaignsPacific OceanFremantle (W.A.)History, MilitaryElectronic books.World War, 1939-1945Naval operationsSubmarine.World War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54/516Sturma Michael1950-855953MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460581003321Fremantle's submarines1911051UNINA