LEADER 02903nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910456878903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-07961-5 010 $a9786613079619 010 $a0-8131-2999-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000033398 035 $a(EBL)792103 035 $a(OCoLC)719387777 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000473582 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11286594 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473582 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10437136 035 $a(PQKB)10905764 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC792103 035 $a(OCoLC)826455368 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse3046 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL792103 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10466833 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL307961 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000033398 100 $a20101130d2011 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSurface and destroy$b[electronic resource] $ethe submarine gun war in the Pacific /$fMichael Sturma 210 $aLexington, KY $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8131-2996-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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 330 $aWorld 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 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zPacific Ocean 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations, American. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 676 $a940.5451 676 $a940.545109164 700 $aSturma$b Michael$f1950-$0855953 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456878903321 996 $aSurface and destroy$92455191 997 $aUNINA