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Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid

Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid


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By 1945, the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific had sunk over a thousand enemy cargo ships and tankers supplying the food, weapons, and oil Japan needed to continue to fight. Yet this once mighty merchant fleet continued to thrive in the Sea of Japan, where, protected from American submarines by a seemingly impenetrable barrier of deadly minefields, they provided a tenuous lifeline for the Japanese. With no knowledge of the secret development of the atomic bomb, senior American sub force commanders, desperate to avoid an invasion of the home islands, believed that if these enemy ships, vitally important to the enemy's war effort, were sunk, Japan would be forced to surrender. For the first time ever, author Peter Sasgen tells the complete, incredible story of Operation Barney, the daring plot to penetrate the dense minefields protecting the Sea of Japan and decimate the enemy fleet. The brainchild of the dedicated sub commander Vice Admiral Charles Lockwood, the mission would hinge on a new experimental sonar system that would, with luck, guide American submarines safely past the mines and into the open sea. The nine submarines chosen, nicknamed Hellcats, were tasked with the impossible the combined crews of 760 submariners all knew their chances of survival were slim. Based on original documents and the poignant personal letters of one doomed Hellcat commander, Sasgen crafts a classic naval tale of one of World War II's most dangerous missions."

About the Author :
Peter Sasgen is the author of two previous nonfiction books on submarine warfare, including "Stalking the Red Bear," a selection of the Military Book Club, and three submarine techno-thriller novels. He is a U.S. Navy veteran who lives in Florida.

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"Only a little way into "Sasgen vividly recounts the pulsating drama of the Hellcats... well-written, engaging, and fills in the last chapter of the Navy's submarine war against Japan." -"Naval History" "A worthwhile addition to most naval collections...Sasgen gives eloquent and accessible accounts for the general reader of the development of the FM sonar, the picking of the submarines, and Operation Barney itself...memorable and moving ...Deserves the commendation "well done."" -"Booklist" "Only a little way into "Hellcats," the reader may well find himself wondering when this story will make it to the big screen. Fast-paced, yet attentive to details such as the baffling weave of military bureaucracy during World War II, "Hellcats" manages to be both a historical account and a real page-turner.... Sasgen gives the reader blow-by-blow accounts of undersea combat, combining narrative with excerpts from combat reports.... [Sasgen] takes the reader through a voyage that will fire his adrenaline and break his heart." -"America in WWII magazine" "Sasgen vividly recounts the pulsating drama of the Hellcats... well-written, engaging, and fills in the last chapter of the Navy's submarine war against Japan." -"Naval History" "A worthwhile addition to most naval collections...Sasgen gives eloquent and accessible accounts for the general reader of the development of the FM sonar, the picking of the submarines, and Operation Barney itself...memorable and m


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780451231369
  • Publisher: New American Library
  • Publisher Imprint: New American Library
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 558 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0451231368
  • Publisher Date: 02 Nov 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid
  • Width: 162 mm


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