LEADER 03172nam 2200601 450 001 9910797598203321 005 20230807221331.0 010 $a1-61251-861-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000458882 035 $a(EBL)2093039 035 $a(OCoLC)916940837 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001530646 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12646114 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001530646 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11531321 035 $a(PQKB)11547603 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2093039 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2093039 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11086577 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL822453 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000458882 100 $a20150822h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFremantle's submarines $ehow Allied submariners and Western Australians helped win the war in the Pacific /$fMichael Sturma 210 1$aAnnapolis, Maryland :$cNaval Institute Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (249 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61251-860-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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 "" 327 $a""Epilogue""""Notes""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index ""; ""About the Author "" 330 $aFrom 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 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zAustralia$zFremantle (W.A.) 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zPacific Ocean 607 $aFremantle (W.A.)$xHistory, Military 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xNaval operations$xSubmarine. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns 676 $a940.54/516 700 $aSturma$b Michael$f1950-$01496766 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910797598203321 996 $aFremantle's submarines$93742916 997 $aUNINA