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Originally published in 1951, in Sink 'Em All: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific Vice-Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, who commanded the U.S. submarines in the Pacific during the greater part of World War II, provides an official account of wartime successes and tragedies. Writing with writes complete authority and authenticity, he describes his efforts to improve the provisions and after-patrol accommodations of the submariners, and of his on-going struggle...
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Originally published in 1955, Hellcats of the Sea chronicles the activities of the U.S. Navy's Pacific submarine fleet in World War II. At the heart of the book lies Operation Barney, the secret mission to bring the war closer to the islands of Japan; until June 9, 1945, the war extended to the Sea of Japan, but on this day, torpedoes from nine American submarines were launched at dozens of Japanese freighters, paralyzing maritime operations between...