The USS Flier : death and survival on a World War II submarine / Michael Sturma.
The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. After enduring eighteen hours in the water, the...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | The fate of the USS Flier is one of the most heroic stories of the Second World War. On August 13, 1944, the submarine struck a mine and sank to the bottom of the Sulu Sea in less than one minute, leaving only fourteen of its eighty-six crewmen alive. After enduring eighteen hours in the water, the eight remaining survivors swam to a remote island controlled by the Japanese. Deep in enemy territory and without food or drinking water, the crewmen soon realized that their struggle for survival had just begun. Noted historian Michael Sturma's vivid recounting of the harrowing story of the USS Fl. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 209 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813172897 0813172896 9780813138718 081313871X 9780813124810 0813124816 1282937375 9781282937376 9786612937378 6612937378 |