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Crash Dive: True Stories of Submarine Combat
Crash Dive True Stories of Submarine Combat Author:Larry Bond They are the ultimate unseen deterrent to modern warfare. Thousands of tons of steel, missles, torpedoes, and men lurking silently hundreds of feet underwater, able to lie off any coastline and unleash a devastating hail of destruction with pinpoint accuracy. They are the true masters of the oceans, striking swift and unseen before slipping away... more », ready to do it all over again at moment's notice.
Sumarines and their crews have long held a revered place in the military, with a special place of honor reserved for those men who willingly seal themselves in what could amount to a nuclear-powered coffin for months on end. Although the submarine is a relatively recent development to the field of warfare, many of the men who live and fight in their steel fish have already become legends.
Edited by bestselling author Larry Bond, Crash Dive collects the best nonfiction writing about those near-silent killers of the deep and their crews. From the tough Gato class boats that harassed the Japanese Navy during World War II to the cat and mouse games played by the U.S. and Soviet submarines during the Cold War, Crash Dive will take you inside the deep and deadly world of the military submarine.« less