Final Patrol
True Stories of World War II Submarines
Published on 3. October 2006
352 pages
978-1-101-11859-7 (ISBN)
Description
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. But despite the odds, these underwater warriors accounted for almost 60 percent of Japanese shipping losses, and were a major factor in winning the war. 16 U.S. submarines - and one German U-Boat - that saw action during WWII are now open to the public. Most have been restored and authentically equipped. Final Patrol takes a fascinating look at these subs and the personal stories of the brave sailors who lived, fought, and often died in them. Now, visitors can climb into these cramped steel cylinders, peer through their torpedo tubes, and imagine diving under the sea - perhaps for the last time - to stalk a fanatical enemy who threatened our nation's freedom.
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10/2006
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Don Keith is a critically-acclaimed, award-winning author. In addition to writing fiction and nonfiction, he heads up the curriculum in Media Marketing and Management at Virginia College and runs the school's full-service advertising and marketing agency.
Content
- Intro
- Praise
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- INSIDE A WORLD WAR II "DIESEL BOAT"
- USS COD (SS-224)
- USS DRUM (SS-228)
- USS SILVERSIDES (SS-236)
- USS CAVALLA (SS-244)
- USS COBIA (SS-245)
- USS CROAKER (SS-246)
- USS BOWFIN (SS-287)
- USS LING (SS-297)
- USS LIONFISH (SS-298)
- USS BATFISH (SS-310)
- USS BECUNA (SS-319)
- USS CLAMAGORE (SS-343)
- USS PAMPANITO (SS-383)
- USS RAZORBACK (SS-394)
- USS TORSK (SS-423)
- USS REQUIN (SS-481)
- GERMAN U-505
- EPILOGUE
- AUTHOR'S NOTE
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
