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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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.