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A Tale of Two Subs: An Untold Story of World War II, Two Sister Ships, and Extraordinary Heroism

Autor Jonathan J. McCullough
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 mai 2009

On November 19, 1943, the submarine USS Sculpin, under attack by the Japanese, slid below the waves for the last time in what would become one of the most remarkable stories in U.S. Naval history. Not only did several crewmembers survive the sinking - an extremely rare event in World War II submarine warfare - but several were aboard a Japanese aircraft carrier enroute to a POW camp when it was in turn torpedoed and sunk by the Sculpin's sister ship, the USS Sailfish.

At the end of World War II, several unlikely survivors would tell a tale of endurance against these amazing reversals of fortune. For one officer in particular, who knew that being captured could have meant losing the war for the allies, his struggle was not in surviving, but in sealing his own fate in a heartbreaking act of heroism which culminated in the nation's highest tribute, the Medal of Honor.

Sculpin Lt. Commander John Phillip Cromwell was one of the few who knew that American Naval Intelligence had succeeded in cracking Japan's top-secret codes. Cromwell also knew that if the Japanese confirmed this by torturing him, it would force Naval Intelligence to change their encryption, which would potentially change the course of the war. This is Cromwell's story as well.

The incredible interconnection of the Sculpin and the Sailfish has been thoroughly researched by Jonathan McCullough. Through access to the few living survivors, scores of oral histories, never-before translated Japanese war documents, and interviews with Navy veterans, McCullough delivers a gripping and, intimate account for the reader.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780446178402
ISBN-10: 0446178403
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 151 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Grand Central Publishing
Colecția Grand Central Publishing
Locul publicării:United Kingdom

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Descriere

The commander of the USS Sailfish couldn't know that the Japanese aircraft carrier he just torpedoed had picked up several crew members from its sister sub USS Sculpin that had been sunk days earlier. This is the story of the events that led to this amazing twist of fate.