Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Surface and Destroy
Michael Sturma
€ 48.63
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Surface and Destroy
Num Pages: 260 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. Between the ocean floor and the rolling whitecaps above, submarines patrolled a dark abyss in a fusion of silence, shadows, and steel, firing around eleven thousand torpedoes, sinking Japanese men-of-war and more than one thousand merchant ships. But the anonymity and simplicity of the stealthy torpedo attack hid the savagery of warfare -- a stark difference from the brutality of the surface gun maneuver. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns ... Read more
World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. Between the ocean floor and the rolling whitecaps above, submarines patrolled a dark abyss in a fusion of silence, shadows, and steel, firing around eleven thousand torpedoes, sinking Japanese men-of-war and more than one thousand merchant ships. But the anonymity and simplicity of the stealthy torpedo attack hid the savagery of warfare -- a stark difference from the brutality of the surface gun maneuver. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813129969
SKU
V9780813129969
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
Reviews for Surface and Destroy