The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan

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The riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II by ravaging Japans merchant fleet and destroying its economy.THE WAR BELOW is the riveting story of the submarine force that helped win World War II in the Pacific by ravaging Japans merchant fleet and destroying the nations economy.Focusing on the unique stories of three of the wars top submarinesSilversides, Drum, and TangJames Scott takes readers beneath the waves to experience the determination, heroism, and tragedy that defined the submarine service. From the thrill of a torpedo hit on a loaded freighter to the terror of depth charge attacks that shattered gauges and sprang leaks, The War Below vividly recreates the camaraderie, exhilaration, and fear of the brave volunteers who took the fight to the enemys coastline. Scott recounts incredible feats of couragefrom an emergency appendectomy performed with kitchen utensils to the desperate struggle of sailors to escape from a flooded submarine trapped on the bottomas well as moments of unimaginable tragedy, including an attack on an unmarked enemy freighter carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war.The casualty rate among submariners topped that of all other military branches. The war claimed almost one out of every five subsand a submarine crewman was six times more likely to die than a sailor onboard a surface ship. But the submarine service accomplished its mission; Silversides, Drum, and Tang sank a combined sixtytwo freighters, tankers, and transports. So ravaged from the loss of precious supplies due to the destruction of the nations merchant fleet were the Japanese that by the wars end hungry civilians ate sawdust while warships lay at anchor due to lack of fuel and pilots resorted to suicidal kamikaze missions. In retaliation, the Japanese often beat, tortured, and starved captured submariners in the atrocious prisoner of war camps.Based on more than 100 interviews with submarine veterans and thousands of pages of previously unpublished letters and diaries, The War Below will let readers experience the battle for the Pacific as never before.

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