| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Note |
"Regnery history." |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index. |
| Summary |
Examines one of the enigmas of WWII, the fate of the submarine USS Grunion that vanished without a trace in 1942 carrying a crew of 70 men and the Navy's new top-secret MK 14 torpedoes. |
| Contents |
The crew of the USS Grunion -- "We've got a target" -- An unconventional course -- The submariner -- "Into the thick of things" -- Battle stations -- The enemy awaiting them -- A mysterious message -- "As we waited for the end" -- "Missing and presumed lost" -- Making do with less -- A chart, a clue, and a chance meeting -- Logistics of a long shot -- "We haven't seen the worst of it yet" -- "That looks like a sub" -- "Don't let your desire for this to be the right target fool you" -- By land, sea, and air -- "There she is" -- From bow to stern -- "The wanted to be found" -- There one moment, gone the next. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Grunion (Submarine)
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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Underwater exploration -- Alaska -- Kiska Island Region.
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Kiska Island Region (Alaska) -- Antiquities.
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HISTORY / Military / World War II
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| Genre/Form |
Ebooks.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stevens, Peter F. Fatal dive. Washington, D.C. : Regnery Publishing, c2012 9781596987678 (DLC) 2012011559 (OCoLC)698332802 |
| ISBN |
9781596987685 (electronic bk.) |
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1596987685 (electronic bk.) |
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