{"product_id":"the-silent-service-in-world-war-ii-the-story-of-the-us-navy-submarine-force-in-the-words-of-the-men-who-lived-it-1612001254","title":"The Silent Service in World War II: The Story of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force in the Words of the Men Who Lived It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1612001254\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green, Michael\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a collection of aging boats from the late teens and early twenties, with only a few of the newer, more modern Gato-class boats. Fortunately, with the war in Europe was already two years old and friction with Japan ever-increasing, help from what would become known as the Silent Service in the Pacific was on the way: there were 73 of the new fleet submarines under construction.The Silent Service in World War II tells the story of Americas intrepid underwater warriors in the words of the men who lived the war in the Pacific against Japan. The enemy had already begun to deploy advanced boats, but the U.S. was soon able to match them. By 1943 the new Gato-class boats were making a difference, carrying the war not just to the Japanese Imperial Navy, but to the vital merchant fleet that carried the vast array of materiel needed to keep the land of the Rising Sun afloat.As the war progressed, American success in the Solomons, starting with Guadalcanal, began to constrict the Japanese sea lanes, and operating singly or in wolfpacks they were able to press their attacks on convoys operating beyond the range of our airpower, making daring forays even into the home waters of Japan itself in the quest for ever more elusive targets. Also taking on Japanese warships, as well as rescuing downed airmen (such as the grateful first President Bush), U.S. submarines made an enormous contribution to our war against Japan.This book takes you through the war as you learn what it was like to serve on submarines in combat, the exhilaration of a successful attack, and the terror of being depth-charged. And aside from enemy action, the sea itself could prove to be an extremely hostile environment as many of these stories attest. From early war patrols in obsolescent, unreliable S-boats to new, modern fleet submarines roving the Pacific, the forty-six stories in this anthology give you a full understanding of what it was like to be a U.S. Navy submariner in combat.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsGlossaryIntroductionHollywood and American SubmarinesPART ONE: PREWAR AND EARLY WAR STORIES (1941-1942)1: Submarine School  BY CORNELIUS R. BARTHOLOMEW2: Sea Dragons Prop Wash  BY J. KILLIN3: A Vanishing Day-dream  BY CORNELIUS R. BARTHOLOMEW4: Operational Readiness on December 7, 1941  BY FRANK E. PERRY5: Rest and Recreation  BY FRANK KIMBALL6: The First and Only Patrol of S-27 (SS-132 )  BY GEORGE J. HEROLD7: S-37s Voyage Home  BY ROBERT B. LANDER8: Bob Rose and Sargos Australian Welcome  BY DOUG RHYMES9: Escape by Submarine  BY LUCY I. WILSON10: The Doubtful Tale of the S-36  BY ALFRED SIMS11: Rivets in the O-2  BY STANLEY LAMBKIN12: Aground on a Reef  BY FRANK BOWMANPART TWO: MID-WAR STORIES (1943)13: Pompon Evades Torpedoes  BY CHARLES FOSKETT14: Gun Boss Pay  BY EDWARD CRAWFOOT15: Loss of the USS Grenadier (SS-210)  BY ROBERT W. PALMER16: Midway, Our Refuge of 1943  BY JACK QUADE17: Loose Torpedo at Pearl Harbor  BY JAMES H. ALLEN18: Second Patrol of the USS Bluefish (SS-222)  BY EDWIN J. SHEPHERD JR.19: S-48, My First Boat  BY CHURCHILL JIM CAMPBELL20: The Ryuhos Last Stand  BY JOHN M. GOODPART THREE: LATE WAR STORIES (1944-1945)21: Submarine on the Loose  BY WILLIAM DREHER22: USS Rays Great Conning Tower Flood  BY HAL MOYER23: Ambush on Borneo  BY KEN HARRINGTON24: Pogys Stowaway  BY W. E. BATTENFIELD25: The Battle of the Philippine Sea  BY ERNEST J. ZELLMER26: Penny Picked Me  BY BILL GLEASON27: Story of the USS Flier Second Patrol and Its Survivors  BY ALVIN E. JACOBSON28: Left on the Bridge  BY JOHN PAUL JONES29: Dying of the Emperor on Palau  BY NORMAN R. DIREY30: Picking Up the Left-overs off Palauig Point  BY R.C. GILLETTE31: A Total Loss  BY FARRELL STEARNS32: The Sape Strait Shooting Incident of November, 1944 BY H. E. MILLER33: From the Perspective of an Aviator  BY C. B. SMITH34: A Submarine Home  BY MYRON ALEXANDER35: My First War Patrol  BY JOSEPH CORNEAU36: Bucket Brigade  BY HANK NATE HENDERSON37: Three Submarines in Three Days  BY HUGHSTON F. LOWDER38: Bing is Missing  BY BILL GLEASON39: Absence Without Leave, March 1945  BY JOE OROURKE40: From Kamikaze Attack to Typhoon  BY K. F. WELTY41: The Sinking of Hatsutaka  BY WORTH SCANLAND42: The Man Who Never Made a Mistake  BY JACK BLUMEBERG43: Gabilans Aviator  BY ROBERT TALBOT44: The Capture of I-401  BY ALEX LEITCH45: From Perch to Prisoner  BY B. R. VAN BUSKIRK46: The S-40 Leaves the Atomic Age  BY GEORGE STANNARDSourcesIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51322582106400,"sku":"NEW1612001254","price":45.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/91H5OnL4RFL.jpg?v=1773106934","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-silent-service-in-world-war-ii-the-story-of-the-us-navy-submarine-force-in-the-words-of-the-men-who-lived-it-1612001254","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}