Unrestricted warfare : how a new breed of officers led the submarine force to victory in World War II /

Unrestricted warfare : how a new breed of officers led the submarine force to victory in World War II /

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Author / Creator:DeRose, James F.
Imprint:New York : J. Wiley, c2000.
Description:x, 310 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Wahoo (Submarine)
Wahoo (Submarine : SS-238)
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.
Military campaigns.
Military operations, Naval -- American.
Military operations, Naval -- Submarine.
Pacific Area.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4358287
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ISBN:047138495X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-295) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • Part I. First-Year Failure
  • 1. Day of Infamy
  • 2. A Stumbling Start
  • 3. Warriors Gather
  • 4. Frustration
  • 5. Intrigue
  • Part II. Morton Leads The Way
  • 6. Everything Clicks
  • 7. Success and Excess
  • 8. Days of Fury
  • 9. Luck Falters
  • 10. Luck Vanishes
  • 11. Loss of Wahoo
  • Part III. Wahoo's War Continues
  • 12. O'Kane in Charge
  • 13. The New Avenger
  • 14. Reluctant Lifeguard
  • 15. Prize Patrol
  • 16. New Preparations
  • 17. Torpedo Troubles in Ashcan Alley
  • 18. Fortune's Crest
  • 19. Catastrophe
  • 20. Submarine Sweep
  • 21. Final Victory
  • Afterword
  • Appendix I. Top Skippers of World War II: Tonnage Credited
  • Appendix II. Top Skippers of World War II: JANAC Assessment
  • Appendix III. Top Skippers of World War II: Tonnage Percent Overestimated
  • Appendix IV. Wahoo Sinkings and Tang Sinkings
  • Chapter Notes
  • Sources
  • Index
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