| | Wp³ata na konto LUKAS BANK 831[zasłonięte]107649[zasłonięte]08300[zasłonięte]000 | |
|  | |
Flint Whitlock, Ron Smith
The Depths of Courage: American Submariners at War with Japan, 1[zasłonięte]941-19
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December, 1941, the Americans had very little left to fight back with. The Pacific fleet's battleships lay in the mud, and, fortunately, the American carriers escaped the attack. But, one force was left undamaged: the American submarine force. Shortly after the attack, the order was given for the subs to conduct "unrestricted warfare" on Japanese shipping. So, the few boats based at Pearl Harbor plus the ones of the Asiatic fleet went off in search of the enemy. Facing incredible odds, these few submarines managed to take the war to the enemy.
Over the course of the Pacific war, American sub commanders were forced to deal with faulty torpedoes which either failed to explode, or exploded prematurely. Many times, torpedoes would strike enemy ships without exploding, thus forcing the sub to dive and evade the now alerted enemy. To make matters worse, the Bureau of Ordnance refused to admit that there was a problem with the torpedoes. But, thanks to the persistence of Admiral Charles Lockwood, the torpedo problem was finally solved, and Japanese shipping began to pay the price.
In this book, authors Flint Whitlock and Ron Smith re-live much of the American submariners' war with the Japanese. Smith himself served on the USS Seal, and he provides many personal insights into the life of an American submariner. Many of the more recognizable names in submarine warfare, including "Mush" Morton and Dick O'Kane, are discussed in this book. Morton's USS Wahoo and O'Kane's USS Tang became legendary in the American submarine force. Wahoo and Tang sunk dozens of enemy ships and rescued many downed American aviators, and the authors devote several chapters of the book to the heroics of these two commanders.
All major battles of the Pacific war are covered, and the authors describe the submarine actions involved in each battle.
Miękka oprawa, 428 stron, jezyk angielski, zawiera ilustracje, fotografie, rysunki techniczne, mapy.
Stan: nieczytana, przetarte brzegi, na dolnym brzegu znak pisakiem
WYSYLKA Z WIELKIEJ BRYTANII | |
| | |
Sprzedaje nowe i uzywane ksiazki, glownie anglojezyczne. Nasza ksiegarnia dziala w Wielkiej Brytanii, skad wysylam ksiazki do Polski i innych krajow europejskich.
Wysylki dokonuje niezwlocznie po zaksiegowaniu wplaty na koncie. W tytule przelewu prosze o podanie numeru aukcji lub nicka!!!
Nie koncze aukcji przed czasem! Nie wysylam za pobraniem.
Komentarze dla kupujacych wystawiam jako drugi w kolejnosci.
Zycze udanych zakupow!!! | |
| |
| Przesylka Royal Mail Airmail - cena wg. wagi. Przy zakupie wiecej niz jednej pozycji, prosze o kontakt. | |
