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Torpedo 8 The Story Of Swede Larsen S Bomber Squadron Illustrated Edition

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Author : Ira Wolfert
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06

Torpedo 8 The Story Of Swede Larsen S Bomber Squadron Illustrated Edition written by Ira Wolfert and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.

Includes the Island War In The Pacific Illustration Pack – 152 maps, plans and photos. The epic story of the death and rebirth of the famous Torpedo Squadron 8, destroyed at the Battle of Midway and rose again to become a crack outfit under the leadership of “Swede” Larsen. “THE JAPS WIPED OUT THE UNITED STATES NAVY Torpedo Squadron 8 in a few minutes at the Battle of Midway. The minutes were hot and rough. The squadron was like a raw egg thrown into an electric fan, and only three men came out of the action alive. One of these is no longer fit for combat duty. His nerves are gone. They became unstrung in those few minutes, and in the ten months since then he has not been able to get them working again normally, although he has been out on the line trying his best, refusing painfully to give up. So, when Torpedo 8 was wiped out on Thursday morning, June 4, 1942, in about the time it takes to stamp out a pile of ants, it looked to those of us on the outside as if torpedo bombing were about to become a lost art. But the Navy did not agree. Nor did Torpedo 8 agree. The Navy seemed to know without asking that Torpedo 8 would not feel this way, for, without being asked, Torpedo 8 was thrown directly from Midway into the Battle for the Solomons — a series of engagements into which the Japs put about five times the naval strength they used at Midway, and much more naval strength than they used against the Malay Peninsula and Java. Torpedo 8 went into the battle with two veterans of Midway, plus remnants of the old squadron who had not got into the action there, and plus ‘replacements,’ as they are called. They did not, as the Japs do, blame their dead for having died. They wanted revenge for them. Up to Midway, the slogan of the squadron had been ‘Attack.’ On June 12, eight days after the holocaust at Midway, the squadron commander in an official squadron memorandum changed the slogan to: ‘Attack— and Vengeance!’”-Introduction

Torpedo 8 The Story Of Swede Larsen S Bomber Squadron

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Author : Ira Wolfert
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2019-07-19

Torpedo 8 The Story Of Swede Larsen S Bomber Squadron written by Ira Wolfert and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-19 with History categories.

Torpedo 8 is the epic story of the death and rebirth of the famous bomber squadron led by Lieutenant Harold "Swede" Larsen. VT-8 rose from the ashes of the Battle of Midway to become an indispensable air arm in the series of engagements for the Solomon Islands and beyond. In three months, the crack squadron carried out thirty-nine attack missions, sixteen against ships, twenty-three against ground targets. Their motto following the tragedy at Midway was "Attack and Revenge."

Torpedo 8 Annotated

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Author : Ira Wolfert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-04-16

Torpedo 8 Annotated written by Ira Wolfert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-16 with categories.

Torpedo 8 is the epic story of the death and rebirth of the famous bomber squadron led by Lieutenant Harold "Swede" Larsen. VT-8 rose from the ashes of the Battle of Midway to become an indispensable air arm in the series of engagements for the Solomon Islands and beyond. In three months, the crack squadron carried out thirty-nine attack missions, sixteen against ships, twenty-three against ground targets. Their motto following the tragedy at Midway was "Attack and Revenge." Herman Wouk paid homage to the squadron in his 1971 novel War and Remembrance, referring to the pilots as, "The soul of America in action." *Includes annotations and images.

A Dawn Like Thunder

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Author : Robert J. Mrazek
language : en
Publisher: Little Brown
Release Date : 2008

A Dawn Like Thunder written by Robert J. Mrazek and has been published by Little Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.

An account of the contributions of World War II's Torpedo Squadron Eight traces their role in key U.S. victories at Midway and Guadalcanal, citing the honors achieved, and losses suffered, by its thirty-five members.

U S Navy Submarine Torpedo Mark 16 Mod 8 Handbook

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Author : United States Navy
language : en
Publisher: Periscope Film LLC
Release Date : 2010-10

U S Navy Submarine Torpedo Mark 16 Mod 8 Handbook written by United States Navy and has been published by Periscope Film LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10 with Technology & Engineering categories.

A redesign of the U.S. Navy's successful Mark 14 torpedo, the Mark 16 was developed during WWII but not available until early 1945 and never saw combat. The Mark 16's design incorporated the best aspects of the Mark 14, and some features of German torpedoes. During twenty years of the Cold War, the Mark 16 served as the Silent Service's standard anti-ship weapon. The Mark 16 was powered by a Navol hydrogen-peroxide and alcohol engine. The warhead carried 732 pounds of HBX-3 Torpex explosive, making it the most powerful non-nuclear torpedo in the U.S. arsenal. Launched from a depth between 10 and 200 feet, the torpedo had a running depth between 10 and 50 feet. It weighed 3782 pounds in war-shot configuration, and was 246 inches in length and 21 inches in diameter. This handbook was created to train torpedomen about the use, maintenance, and handling of the Mark 16. It provides anunprecedented look at the most deadly conventional weapon in the submarine's arsenal. Originally confidential, this handbook is now considered obsolete, and no longer classified.

U S Navy Dive And Torpedo Bombers Of World War Ii

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Author : Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :

U S Navy Dive And Torpedo Bombers Of World War Ii written by Barrett Tillman Robert L. Lawson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Dive bombers categories.

With their stout airframes, innovative airbrakes and near-vertical dive capabilities, U.S. Navy torpedo and dive bombers rendered Japanese deck gunners nearly defenseless and played a crucial role in Allied victory. Remarkable period color photography and quotes and anecdotes from pilots and crewmembers relate the stories behind Navy dive bombers. Included in the collection are the legendary SBD ("Slow But Deadly") Dauntless, SBC Helldiver, TBD Devastator and TBF and TBM Avengers. In addition to depicting the aircraft, photos show American airmen testing and training, while first-person accounts tell of missions against Japanese vessels.

Submarine Torpedo Tubes

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Author : United States. Naval Submarine School, New London, Conn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960

Submarine Torpedo Tubes written by United States. Naval Submarine School, New London, Conn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Submarines (Ships) categories.

Technical Abstract Bulletin

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
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Technical Abstract Bulletin written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Science categories.

Us Patrol Torpedo Boats

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Author : Gordon L. Rottman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2011-03-15

Us Patrol Torpedo Boats written by Gordon L. Rottman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-15 with History categories.

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of the Patrol Torpedo or PT boat. The PT boat was designed for attacking larger warships with torpedoes using its 'stealth' ability, high-speed and small size to launch and survive these attacks – although they were employed in a wide variety of other missions, including rescuing General MacArthur and his entourage from the Philippines. This book examines the design and development of these unique craft, very few of which survive today, and goes on to examine their role and combat deployment in World War II.

Brassey S Naval And Shipping Annual

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886

Brassey S Naval And Shipping Annual written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Armed Forces categories.