U S Submarines In World War Ii
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United States Submarine Operations In World War Ii
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Author : Theodore Roscoe
language : en
Publisher: Annapolis, U.S. Naval Institute
Release Date : 1949
United States Submarine Operations In World War Ii written by Theodore Roscoe and has been published by Annapolis, U.S. Naval Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with History categories.
The complete and dramatic story of how the U.S. Navy's "Silent Service" helped win the most extensive underseas war in history.
The Submarine Has No Friends
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Author : Douglas E. Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-12
The Submarine Has No Friends written by Douglas E. Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-12 with History categories.
At last count, more than 80 U.S. submarines recorded some type of actual "friendly fire" incident in which they were involved during their WWII war patrols. From being attacked by Allied bombers, depth-charged by U.S. ships or fired upon by armed Allied merchant ships, submariners quickly came to understand the bitter truth of the maxim: 'The submarine has no friends.' While the majority of submarines and their crew escaped with little more than bruised egos or minor injuries, three submarines and their crews were lost to friendly fire. For the first time in book format, a serious and most comprehensive research effort has gone into capturing all such "friendly fire" incidents involving U.S. submarines during World War II. Compiled through relentless research by the co-authors, their stories of loss and survival by "other than the enemy" is presented within these pages.
Save Our Souls Rescues Made By U S Submarines During World War Ii
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Author : Douglas E. Campbell
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-04-02
Save Our Souls Rescues Made By U S Submarines During World War Ii written by Douglas E. Campbell and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-02 with History categories.
At last count, nearly 2,400 people can claim that their lives were saved by a U.S. submarine during World War II. Of that number, 523 Allied aviators could claim that distinction after crashing their aircraft into the sea and being saved by a submarine operating in the "Lifeguard League." The remaining number were a collection of other military and civilian personnel, each with a story to tell and now able to tell their grand-children. Some of those rescued went on to retire as senior military officers including U.S. Navy Admirals, some back to missionary work, some to manage large companies in later years, some to philanthropic endeavors to pay everyone back for saving their lives. Appendix A is an intensely-researched index of nearly 2,200 names of those saved.
United States Submarine Losses In World War Ii
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Author : United States Navy
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008-09-01
United States Submarine Losses In World War Ii written by United States Navy and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-01 with categories.
Originally printed in 1946 at the order of Vice Admiral Lockwood, Commander of Submarines, Pacific Fleet, United States Submarine Losses memorializes the 374 officers and 3131 men lost at sea between 1941 and 1945. It also chronicles the gallantry and persistence of these men, who under the most difficult conditions possible, performed critical missions and almost single-handedly decimated Japan¿s merchant fleet. ¿To those whose contribution meant the loss of sons, brothers or husbands in this war,¿ Admiral Lockwood noted in a speech given on Navy Day, 1945, ¿ I can assure you that they went down fighting and that their brothers who survived them took a grim toll of our savage enemy to avenge their deaths. May God rest their gallant souls.¿ This book is a testament to all those, living and dead, who served in the Silent Service in WWII. This enhanced, softbound edition features the entire original text and includes an official appendix of Axis submarine losses.
Undersea Raiders
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Author : Milton J. Shapiro
language : en
Publisher: David McKay Company
Release Date : 1979
Undersea Raiders written by Milton J. Shapiro and has been published by David McKay Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
Accounts of actual submarine adventures during World War II.
U S Submarines In World War Ii
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Author : Larry Kimmett
language : en
Publisher: Navigator Pub
Release Date : 1996
U S Submarines In World War Ii written by Larry Kimmett and has been published by Navigator Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
A comprehensive illustrated history of the U.S. submarine campaign in World War II. Includes animated CD highlighting famous submarine patrols.
Wahoo
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Author : Richard O'Kane
language : en
Publisher: Presidio Press
Release Date : 2009-11-11
Wahoo written by Richard O'Kane and has been published by Presidio Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-11 with History categories.
The career of the USS Wahoo in sinking Japanese ships in the farthest reaches of the Empire is legendary in submarine circles. Christened three months after Pearl Harbor, Wahoo was commanded by the astonishing Dudley W. “Mush” Morton, whose originality and daring new techniques led to results unprecedented in naval history; among them, successful “down the throat” barrage against an attacking Japanese destroyer, voracious surface-running gun attacks, and the sinking of a four-ship convoy in one day. Wahoo took the war to Japan’s front porch, and Morton became known as the Navy’s most aggressive and successful sea raider. Now, in a new quality paperback edition, her full story is told by the person most qualified to tell it—her executive officer Richard O’Kane, who went on to become the leading submarine captain of the Second World War. Praise for Wahoo “The accounts of the patrols are spine-tingling, both in triumph and tragedy. It is a tale of great courage, brilliant leadership, and daring innovation in a new type of submarine warfare fought largely on the surface in waters closely controlled by the enemy. Well-written, a gripping story for anybody with a love of the sea or adventure in submarine combat.”—Naval War College Review “This is an exceptional story of American men who rose to the occasion time and again under dangerous circumstance.” —Abilene Reporter News “A first-hand—and first-rate—narrative, told by the former executive officer of this legendary WWII submarine, which gives readers an intimate feel for life aboard the ‘boats’ that helped beat the odds in the battles of the Pacific and put Japan on the defensive.”—Sea Power “Like Clear the Bridge!, [Richard] O’Kane’s bestselling account of the Tang’s 33 confirmed sinkings, [Wahoo] is a rousing, authentic war adventure that could well become a classic of its type, crack[ling] with the tensions, boredom, and occasional exhilaration of submarine life under the Pacific, O’Kane is a superb storyteller, and his credentials are impeccable.”—Springfield Sunday Republic
United States Submarine Losses World War Ii
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Author : United States. Naval History Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
United States Submarine Losses World War Ii written by United States. Naval History Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
The Effects Of The World War Ii Submarine Campaigns Of Germany And The United States A Comparative Analysis The U Boat In The Battle Of The Atlantic And The Japanese Pacific Submarine Campaign
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Author : U. S. Military
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-01-25
The Effects Of The World War Ii Submarine Campaigns Of Germany And The United States A Comparative Analysis The U Boat In The Battle Of The Atlantic And The Japanese Pacific Submarine Campaign written by U. S. Military and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-25 with History categories.
The effectiveness of the German and United States submarine campaigns during World War II is compared by analyzing the genesis of each campaign, the commitment to each and the effort to overcome the losses imposed by submarine warfare. This comparison highlights one aspect of the strategic and operational consequences of conflict with an adversary able to build and maintain a superior industrial base in support of the military effort. This analysis places primary focus on German U-boat efforts in the Battle of the Atlantic and the U.S. submarine efforts in the Western Pacific. Ultimately, the overriding factor in the outcomes of both campaigns was the ability of the United States to produce more ships than the Germans could sink, to build more submarines than the Japanese could sink, and to sink more Japanese ships than the Japanese could build. As a result, the United States was able to sustain its' total military effort against Germany; Japan was not able to sustain its efforts in the Pacific. With the present U.S. requirement for trans-oceanic logistics for force projection, the lessons of WWII should remind us not to downplay the threat of adversarial submarines or to continue to lose the ability to muster a credible shipbuilding industry in the event of mobilization.Before commencing a military operation, War College doctrine advises review of four basic questions. First, what military condition must be produced in the theater of war or operations to achieve the strategic goal; Second, what sequence of actions is most likely to achieve that condition; Third, how should the resources of the force be applied to accomplish that sequence of actions and; finally, what is the likely cost or risk to the joint force in performing that sequence of operations. Both Germany and Japan needed to ask these questions as they sought to expand their empires through regional conflicts prior to United States' entry into World War II. Both recognized the criticality of sea lines of communications to achieve their strategic goals - Germany to defeat Britain and Japan to sustain its' own war effort and economy. Both also recognized the risks of provoking the United States into entering the war against them, yet both, when war with the United States did occur, had done little to overcome those risks. Once the United States entered the war, neither Germany of Japan could counter the U.S. industrial might economically or through direct or indirect military efforts. The submarine campaign that the United States carried out in the Pacific against Japan was instrumental in bringing Japan to defeat. Germany's U-boat campaign in the Atlantic against U.S. and Allied shipping was thwarted. Numerous reasons, including leadership, tactics, and technology have all been cited as causes of respective success and failure. These are all valid. Ultimately, however, both campaigns came down to wars of attrition. When the final counts are analyzed, the U.S. simply built more merchant ships than the German U-boats could sink; U.S. submarines sank more merchant ships than the Japanese could build and built more submarines than the Japanese could sink.
The Uss Swordfish
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Author : George J. Billy
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-01-17
The Uss Swordfish written by George J. Billy and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-17 with History categories.
Among the more than 260 American submarines that patrolled the Pacific during World War II, the USS Swordfish in 1941 was the first to sink a Japanese armed merchant ship, marking the beginning of the submarine's colorful history. A series of seven commanders led Swordfish's 13 war patrols. Each skipper had a distinct leadership style. Some were successful in sinking enemy ships; others returned to port empty-handed. Yet all patrols risked dangerously close encounters with the enemy and the unforgiving nature of the open sea. Drawing on archival sources and interviews with veteran sailors, this first full-length history of the Swordfish provides detailed accounts of each patrol and covers the mysterious disappearance of the legendary submarine on its final mission.