U.S. Submarines in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U.S. Submarines in World War II write by Larry Kimmett. This book was released on 1996. U.S. Submarines in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A comprehensive illustrated history of the U.S. submarine campaign in World War II. Includes animated CD highlighting famous submarine patrols.
United States Submarine Operations in World War II
United States Submarine Operations in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook United States Submarine Operations in World War II write by Theodore Roscoe. This book was released on 1949. United States Submarine Operations in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The complete and dramatic story of how the U.S. Navy's "Silent Service" helped win the most extensive underseas war in history.
U.S. Submarines Through 1945
U.S. Submarines Through 1945 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook U.S. Submarines Through 1945 write by Norman Friedman. This book was released on 1995. U.S. Submarines Through 1945 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The period covered by this book was one of radical change for the U.S. Navy. When the modern navy first considered buying a submarine in 1887, it was a coast defense force confined to the Western Hemisphere. The United States became a world power just as its new submarines offered a way of defending its most distant possession, the Philippines, without tying down an expensive fleet. World War I found U.S. submarines in an unexpected role, countering German U-boats in British waters. Then the situation changed again with unexpected speed.
The Silent Service in World War II
The Silent Service in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Silent Service in World War II write by Edward Monroe-Jones. This book was released on 2012-12-07. The Silent Service in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the naval battle of Guadalcanal to rescuing George Bush Sr. in the Pacific, here are the stories of US submariners in WWII. The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of America’s intrepid submarine warriors in the words of the men who served and fought in the Pacific against Japan. When Pearl Harbor was attacked in 1941, the enemy had already deployed naval forces, but the United States was soon able to match them. By 1943, new Gato-class submarines were making a difference, carrying the war not just to the Japanese Imperial Navy, but to the vital merchant fleet that transported essential resources to the island country. Starting with the American victory at Guadalcanal, US submarine forces began to constrict the Japanese sea lanes. Operating independently and in wolfpacks, they attacked convoys operating beyond the range of American airpower, making daring forays even into Japanese home waters. Taking on Japanese warships, as well as rescuing downed airmen—including the grateful first President Bush—US submarines made an enormous contribution to our war against Japan. Aside from enemy action, the sea itself could be an extremely hostile environment—as many of these stories attest. From early war patrols in obsolescent, unreliable S-boats to modern fleet submarines roving the Pacific, the forty-six stories in this anthology offer a full understanding of life as a US Navy submariner in combat.
The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II
The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II write by Akihiko Yoshida. This book was released on 2013-01-15. The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When first published in 1995, this book was hailed as an absolutely indispensable contribution to the history of the Pacific War. Drawing heavily from Japanese sources and American wartime intercepts of secret Japanese radio messages, a noted American naval historian and a Japanese mariner painstakingly recorded and evaluated a diverse array of material about Japan's submarines in World War II. The study begins with the development of the first Japanese 103-ton Holland-type submergible craft in 1905 and continues through the 1945 surrender of the largest submarine in the world at the time, the 5300-ton I-400 class that carried three airplanes. Submarine weapons, equipment, personnel, and shore support systems are discussed first in the context of Japanese naval preparations for war and later during the war. Both successes and missed opportunities are analyzed in operations ranging from the California coast through the Pacific and Indian Oceans to the coast of German-occupied France. Appendixes include lists of Japanese submarine losses and the biographies of key Japanese submarine officers. Rare illustrations and specifically commissioned operational maps enhance the text.
