Silent Victory : The U. S. Submarine War Against Japan by Blair Jr (Paperback)

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9781557502179
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Naval Institute Press
ISBN-10
155750217X
ISBN-13
9781557502179
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038459077

Product Key Features

Book Title
Silent Victory : the U. S. Submarine War Against Japan
Number of Pages
1072 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Military / World War II
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Clay Blair Jr.
Book Series
Bluejacket Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
2 in
Item Weight
52.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-051528
Dewey Decimal
940.54/51
Synopsis
With the content of an authoritative reference and the excitement of a thriller, this history of the U.S. submarine war is one of the most informative and entertaining books written on the Pacific campaign. The author, a respected journalist and World War II submariner himself, is credited with providing a complete and unbiased account of what happened. When published in 1975, it was the first such account to detail controversial aspects of the American campaign, from the torpedo scandal to discrepancies between claimed and confirmed sinkings. To get to the truth, Clay Blair interviewed scores of skippers, staff officers, and code breakers, and combed thousands of documents and personal papers. In addition, he thoroughly researched the development of the submarine and torpedo from pre-war to post-war times. As a result, he takes the reader into the submarine war at all levels--the highest strategy sessions in Washington, the terrifying moments in subs at the bottom of the ocean waiting out exploding depth charges, the zany efforts of a crew coaxing a chicken to lay an egg. He also exposes the reader to the jealous infighting of admirals vying for power and the problems between cautious older skippers and daring young commanders. Supplementing the text are nearly forty maps showing submarine activity in the context of every important naval engagement in the Pacific, more than thirty pages of photographs, multiple appendixes (including a calendar of submarine war patrols), and an index of over 2,000 entries. This is a work of great scholarship and scope that makes a timeless contribution to the history of World War II.
LC Classification Number
D783.B58 2001

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