Description: BACK FROM THE DEEPTHE STRANGE STORY of SISTER SUBS SQUALUS and SCULPINBy CARL LaVOLIKE NEW - 1st EDITION - HARDCOVER/DUSTJACKET This epic World War II saga follows the USS Squalus and Sculpin as they play out their dramatic destinies in the Pacific. The author, a seasoned journalist, re-creates their entire perilous journey. The Squalus sank during a test dive in 1939, but thirty-three trapped crewmen were saved thanks to the revolutionary use of the McCann diving bell. The Sculpin's role in that historic rescue is just the first of many incongruous twists of fate that brought the two subs together after the Squalus was salvaged and rechristened the Sailfish.Carl LaVO skillfully weaves together the tragic loss of the Sculpin to a Japanese destroyer with the frenetic wrath of its sister sub. Their intertwined fates come to an eerie climax as the Sailfish unleashes a ten-hour attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier Chuyo amid a raging typhoon, unwittingly killing twenty-two of the forty-three Americans captured from the sunken Sculpin. The saga comes to a close with a moving description of the surviving Sculpin crewmen as they face incredible hardship, torture, and disease as POWs in Japan. This book is certain to instill a renewed appreciation for the intrepid men and stealthy boats that were the soul of the Pacific campaign's silent service. FREE SHIPPING !
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Subject Area: The strange story of sister subs Squalus & Sculpin
Book Title: BACK FROM THE DEEP - The Story of the Subs Squalus and Sculpin
ISBN 10: 1557505071
Book Series: World War II Submarine Warfare
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Dimensions: 9.25 x 6 x 1 inches
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Original Language: English
Subject: WW II US Pacific Fleet Submarines
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1994
Type: Hardcover / Dustjacket
Format: Hardcover - Dust jacket
Language: English
Era: 1940s
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Author: Carl LaVO
Level: Advanced
Features: Dust Jacket
Genre: Military, War & Combat, World War II history
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: World War II Submarine history, The strange story of sister subs Squalus & Sculpin
Number of Pages: 226 (includes index)