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Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid Paperback - 2011
by Sasgen, Peter
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- Title Hellcats: The Epic Story of World War II's Most Daring Submarine Raid
- Author Sasgen, Peter
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Caliber, New York
- Date 2011
- Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0451234855I3N10
- ISBN 9780451234858 / 0451234855
- Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 8.95 x 6.36 x 0.81 in (22.73 x 16.15 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Cultural Region: Asian - Japanese
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.542
Summary
"Sasgen vividly recounts the pulsating drama of the Hellcats." - Naval History
In 1945, American sub force commanders believed that if the Japanese merchant fleet was sunk, the enemy would be forced to surrender. The problem: the ships were protected in the Sea of Japan by a barrier of deadly minefields.
Here, Peter Sasgen tells the gripping story of Operation Barney, a daunting mission in which nine submarines, nicknamed Hellcats, were tasked with getting through the mines and decimating the enemy fleet. Drawing on original documents and the personal letters of one doomed Hellcat commander, Sasgen crafts a classic naval tale of the heroic submariners and one of World War II's most ambitious and dangerous underwater raids.