The USS Flier [[electronic resource] ] : death and survival on a World War II submarine / / Michael Sturma
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| Autore: |
Sturma Michael <1950->
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| Titolo: |
The USS Flier [[electronic resource] ] : death and survival on a World War II submarine / / Michael Sturma
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| Pubblicazione: | Lexington, : University Press of Kentucky, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 940.54/510973 |
| Soggetto topico: | World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations - Submarine |
| World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, American | |
| World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Pacific Ocean | |
| Survival - Philippines - Palawan | |
| Shipwreck survival - Philippines - Palawan | |
| Survival at sea - Philippines - Palawan | |
| Airplane crash survival - Philippines - Palawan | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The USS Flier |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-3871-X |
| 1-282-93737-5 | |
| 9786612937378 | |
| 0-8131-7289-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910778239603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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