The USS Flier : death and survival on a World War II submarine /

The USS Flier : death and survival on a World War II submarine / Michael Sturma.

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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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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Sturma, Michael, 1950-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2008.
Subjects:
Flier (Submarine)
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean.
Survival > Philippines > Palawan (Province)
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Naval > American.
Military operations, Naval > Submarine.
Survival.
Pacific Ocean.
Philippines > Palawan (Province)
Table of Contents:
  • Front cover; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 The Aleutians; 2 A New Boat; 3 Midway; 4 Grounded; 5 Uss Macaw; 6 Board of Investigation; 7 Resumed Patrol; 8 Freemantle; 9 Death in Thirty Seconds; 10 Cause and Effect; 11 Black Water; 12 Castaways; 13 Guerrillas; 14 Brooke's Point; 15 Uss Redfin; 16 Evacuees; 17 On Board; 18 Fallout; 19 Bend of the Road; 20 Inquiry; 21 Report Incognito; 22 Back in the Usa; 23 Next of Kin; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Photo insert.

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