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200 14$aThe USS Flier$b[electronic resource] $edeath and survival on a World War II submarine /$fMichael Sturma
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aLexington $cUniversity Press of Kentucky$dc2008
215   $a1 online resource (233 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-8131-2481-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.
327   $aFront cover; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Aleutians; 2 A New Boat; 3 Midway; 4 Grounded; 5 USS Macaw; 6 Board of Investigation; 7 Resumed Patrol; 8 Freemantle; 9 Death in Thirty Seconds; 10 Cause and Effect; 11 Black Water; 12 Castaways; 13 Guerrillas; 14 Brooke's Point; 15 USS Redfin; 16 Evacuees; 17 On Board; 18 Fallout; 19 Bend of the Road; 20 Inquiry; 21 Report Incognito; 22 Back in the USA; 23 Next of Kin; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photo insert
330   $aThe fate of the USS Flier is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. After enduring eighteen hours in the water, the eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep in enemy territory and without food or drinking water, the crewmen soon realized that their struggle for survival had just begun. Noted historian Michael Sturma's vivid recounting of the harrowing story of the USS 
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