Surface and destroy : the submarine gun war in the Pacific / / Michael Sturma

• Autore: Sturma Michael <1950->
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, KY, : University Press of Kentucky, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.5451; 940.545109164
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Submarine; World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American; World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Ocean
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: World 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Surface and destroy
• ISBN: 1-283-07961-5; 9786613079619; 0-8131-2999-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810505603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II