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Spadefish
Author:
Stephen L.
Moore
Publisher:
Atriad Press
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On Patrol with the Top Scoring WW-II
Submarine |
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One glance at the Spadefish
(SS-411) battle flag shows that she was one of
the most successful World War II submarines
Spadefish was the only U.S. submarine launched
in 1944 to become one of the war's top ten
scoring boats. She downed six ships on her
maiden double-barreled patrol and never looked
back.
This book recounts in great
detail the exploits of the crewmembers of this
WW II submarine. In fact, it reads much like a
debriefing by revealing exact dates, times, and
locations of the sub's exploits both in and out
of combat. The author credits crewmembers by
name and rank of the parts they played in
essentially all of the sub's engagements. Anyone
who enjoys reading about U.S. Navy heroics will
enjoy this book. The author provides a valuable
service by preserving a detailed history of one
segment of undersea warfare.
---James
V. Lee
(Richardson, Texas)---
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