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Surface and Destroy
Michael Sturma
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Description for Surface and Destroy
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
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 scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns ... Read more
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 scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813141107
SKU
V9780813141107
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Ref
99-50
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