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Autore: |
Sturma Michael <1950->
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Titolo: |
Surface and destroy : the submarine gun war in the Pacific / / Michael Sturma
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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 |
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