Description |
x, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292, 305-312) and index. |
Summary |
The complete story of Operation Barney, the daring plot to penetrate the dense minefields protecting the Sea of Japan during World War II. The mission hinged on a new, experimental sonar system that would, with luck, guide the nine American submarines, called Hellcats, safely past the mines and into open sea. |
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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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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Sea of.
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Operation Barney, 1945.
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Lockwood, Charles A., 1890-1967.
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Sonar -- History -- 20th century.
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ISBN |
9780451231369 |
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0451231368 |
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