Death at a Distance : The Loss of the Legendary USS Harder by Michael Sturma (2013, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherNaval Institute Press
ISBN-101591148456
ISBN-139781591148456
eBay Product ID (ePID)50929101

Product Key Features

Book TitleDeath at a Distance : the Loss of the Legendary Uss Harder
Number of Pages246 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicMilitary / World War II
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMichael Sturma
FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-037971
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal940.54/510973
SynopsisOnly seven U.S. submariners earned the Medal of Honor in World War II. Sam Dealey, the USS Harder 's commander, was one of them. His honor was awarded posthumously after the entire crew was lost off Bataan during a depth-charge attack in August 1944 by a Japanese convoy. The Harder 's fighting spirit is legendary, and its record of sinking a total of eighteen enemy ships (with a tonnage in excess of 55,000) made Dealey one of the top five submarine skippers in the war. During a single patrol his crew sank five enemy destroyers in five short-range torpedo attacks - an unprecedented feat. In addition, the Harder played important roles in rescue missions, extracting secret operatives deep in enemy territory and saving downed pilots. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Michael Sturma, an Australian teaching at Murdoch University, details several daring missions, one that involved the heroic Australian commando Bill Jinkins, and puts the Harder 's action in the context of the overall Pacific campaign. In do so, the author adds not only significant information to the Harder's story but also provides a fresh perspective on the submarine war., Only seven U.S. submariners earned the Medal of Honor in World War II. Sam Dealey, the USS Harder's commander, was one of them. His honor was awarded posthumously after the entire crew was lost off Bataan during a depth-charge attack in August 1944 by a Japanese convoy. The Harder's fighting spirit is legendary, and its record of sinking a total of eighteen enemy ships (with a tonnage in excess of 55,000) made Dealey one of the top five submarine skippers in the war. During a single patrol his crew sank five enemy destroyers in five short-range torpedo attacks -an unprecedented feat. In addition, the Harder played important roles in rescue missions, extracting secret operatives deep in enemy territory and saving downed pilots. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Michael Sturma, an Australian teaching at Murdoch University, details several daring missions, one that involved the heroic Australian commando Bill Jinkins, and puts the Harder's action in the context of the overall Pacific campaign. In do so, the author adds not only significant information to the Harder's story but also provides a fresh perspective on the submarine war., Only seven U.S. submariners earned the Medal of Honour in World War II. Sam Dealey, the USS Harder's commander, was one of them. His honour was awarded posthumously after the entire crew was lost off Bataan during a depth-charge attack in August 1944. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Michael Sturma details several daring missions, one that involved the heroic Australian commando Bill Jinkins, and puts the USS Harder's action in the context of the overall Pacific campaign.
LC Classification NumberD783.5.H3S78 2006

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