Hellcats of the Sea
Operation Barney and the Mission to the Sea of Japan
Author Charles Lockwood (Sink 'Em All) brings his same flair for submarine warfare story-telling to his account of Operation Barney, the secret mission during World War 2 to extend the conflict in the Pacific beyond the Sea of Japan and closer to the enemy's coastline. On June 9, 1945, torpedoes from nine American submarines - 'The Hellcats' - were launched at dozens of Japanese freighters, paralyzing maritime operations between Japan and Korea. Each U.S. sub was equipped with newly designed mine-detectors and Mark-18s -- electronic torpedoes that left no traceable wakes or fume exhausts. Operation Barney continued for 15 days and proved a cr…
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Weitere Autoren: Adamson, Hans C.
- ISBN: 978-0-359-05705-4
- EAN: 9780359057054
- Produktnummer: 29104984
- Verlag: Lulu.com
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 210 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.2 cm 331 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 331
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