Battle submerged;: Submarine fighters of World War II
Walter Karig, Harley Cope, "Battle submerged;: Submarine fighters of World War II"
English | 1951 | ASIN: B0007E4A2S | 244 pages | EPUB / MOBI | 5.61 MB
English | 1951 | ASIN: B0007E4A2S | 244 pages | EPUB / MOBI | 5.61 MB
The primary purpose of this book is to describe the extraordinary versatility of what will probably be the most important fighting craft in the next war—the submarines. The method the authors have chosen is to relate each of the war missions that the submarines of the United States Navy were sent out to perform, in the narratives of as many ships. Any one submarine can do, and in the last war did do, virtually everything herein described.
The secondary purpose of the book is to demonstrate that even in this age of gadgetry and electronics, the sea is still the source of extraordinary adventure that it was in the days of sail and galleys.
Foreword xi
1. The Submarine 3
2. First Offensives 17
3. Seagoing Scarlet Pimpernels. Evacuation and Supply 29
4. Reconnaissance 43
5. Carlson's Raiders 63
6. Mine Laying 76
7. Submarine Versus Submarine 87
8. They Chose Death 95
9. Operation Appendectomy Submerged! 103
10. Wolf Packs 108
11. Lifeguards 121
12. Mission of Mercy 134
13. Submarine Versus Destroyer 144
14. Penetrating Enemy Harbors 163
15. A Strange Target 182
16. Periscope Spies 192
17. Shore Bombardment 215
18. The Submarine in World War III 237