USS Swordfish (eBook)

The World War II Patrols of the First American Submarine to Sink a Japanese Ship

Billy George J. Billy (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
234 Seiten
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4766-3678-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of the submarine's colorful history. A series of seven commanders led Swordfish's 13 war patrols. Each skipper had a distinct leadership style. Some were successful in sinking enemy ships; others returned to port empty-handed. Yet all patrols risked dangerously close encounters with the enemy and the unforgiving nature of the open sea. Drawing on archival sources and interviews with veteran sailors, this first full-length history of the Swordfish provides detailed accounts of each patrol and covers the mysterious disappearance of the legendary submarine on its final mission.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.1.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 1-4766-3678-8 / 1476636788
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4766-3678-8 / 9781476636788