Pigboat 39 : An American Sub Goes to War

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"" Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. With defective torpedoes, a semi-trained crew, and a primitive ventilation system (hence the nickname), she nevertheless sank two enemy vessels and eluded pursuit to fight a...

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Autor principal: Gugliotta, Bobette
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
S-39 (Submarine)
Military operations, Naval > Submarine.
HISTORY > Military > Naval.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Operations sous-marines.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations > Submarine.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"" Constructed in 1923, the American submarine S39 was practically an antique when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor. With defective torpedoes, a semi-trained crew, and a primitive ventilation system (hence the nickname), she nevertheless sank two enemy vessels and eluded pursuit to fight again in the Solomons. This is the little-known story of how an unprepared navy fought with what it had until the tide could be turned. Bobette Gugliotta was one of the S-39 wives. With the technical assistance of her husband, Guy, an officer who served on three of the S-class boats during the war, she pres.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9780813146317

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