The Depths of Courage
American Submariners at War with Japan, 1941-1945
Published on 4. November 2008
448 pages
978-1-4406-3679-0 (ISBN)
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Chosen by WWII History magazine as one of the Best Books of the Year.
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, the small, illequipped arm of the Navy known as Submarine Force would stand between the shattered U.S. Pacific Fleet and the might of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the spirit and courage of the Submarine Force is being forgotten as the veterans of that force pass into history.
To preserve their heroic tales of war beneath the sea, critically acclaimed author and military historian Flint Whitlock, in collaboration with decorated World War II submarine veteran Ron Smith, set out on a journey of more than two years to interview submariners and to record their accounts before the memories of their endeavors are lost forever. These are their stories.
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, the small, illequipped arm of the Navy known as Submarine Force would stand between the shattered U.S. Pacific Fleet and the might of the Japanese Navy. Unfortunately, the spirit and courage of the Submarine Force is being forgotten as the veterans of that force pass into history.
To preserve their heroic tales of war beneath the sea, critically acclaimed author and military historian Flint Whitlock, in collaboration with decorated World War II submarine veteran Ron Smith, set out on a journey of more than two years to interview submariners and to record their accounts before the memories of their endeavors are lost forever. These are their stories.
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Content
- Intro
- Praise
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 - BLACK SUNDAY
- CHAPTER 2 - THE FRUITS OF WAR
- CHAPTER 3 - A TOUGH ROW TO HOE
- CHAPTER 4 - HELL ON EARTH
- CHAPTER 5 - DAMN THESE TORPEDOES!
- CHAPTER 6 - SCHOOL DAYS
- CHAPTER 7 - THE END OF THE BEGINNING
- CHAPTER 8 - READY FOR WAR
- CHAPTER 9 - AT HOME IN THE CABOOSE
- CHAPTER 10 - ABORTIVE ATTACK
- CHAPTER 11 - JUST STAY LOOSE
- CHAPTER 12 - FEATHER MERCHANT THIRD CLASS
- CHAPTER 13 - THE ROAD TO TOKYO
- CHAPTER 14 - THE FINEST SUBMARINE COMMANDER
- CHAPTER 15 - THE FATE OF THE EMPIRE
- CHAPTER 16 - THE DEATH OF INNOCENTS
- CHAPTER 17 - RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES
- CHAPTER 18 - DISASTER AT SEA
- CHAPTER 19 - A LESSON IN CRUELTY
- CHAPTER 20 - A WRITHING, TWISTING MAELSTROM
- CHAPTER 21 - BEAR THE UNBEARABLE
- Acknowledgements
- NOTES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- CREDITS AND PERMISSIONS
