Thunder Below!: The USS *Barb* Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War IIUniversity of Illinois Press, 1997 - 464 Seiten The thunderous roar of exploding depth charges was a familiar and comforting sound to the crew members of the USS Barb, who frequently found themselves somewhere between enemy fire and Davy Jones's locker. Under the leadership of her fearless skipper, Captain Gene Fluckey, the Barb sank the greatest tonnage of any American sub in World War II. At the same time, the Barb did far more than merely sink ships-she changed forever the way submarines stalk and kill their prey. This is a gripping adventure chock-full of "you-are-there" moments. Fluckey has drawn on logs, reports, letters, interviews, and a recently discovered illegal diary kept by one of his torpedomen. And in a fascinating twist, he uses archival documents from the Japanese Navy to give its version of events. The unique story of the Barb begins with its men, who had the confidence to become unbeatable. Each team helped develop innovative ideas, new tactics, and new strategies. All strove for personal excellence, and success became contagious. Instead of lying in wait under the waves, the USS Barb pursued enemy ships on the surface, attacking in the swift and precise style of torpedo boats. She was the first sub to use rocket missiles and to creep up on enemy convoys at night, joining the flank escort line from astern, darting in and out as she sank ships up the column. Surface-cruising, diving only to escape, "Luckey Fluckey" relentlessly patrolled the Pacific, driving his boat and crew to their limits. There can be no greater contrast to modern warfare's long-distance, videogame style of battle than the exploits of the captain and crew of the USS Barb, where they sub, out of ammunition, actually rammed an enemy ship until it sank. Thunder Below! is a first-rate, true-life, inspirational story of the courage and heroism of ordinary men under fire. |
Inhalt
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The Eighth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the Sea of Okhotsk North of Hokkaido 21 May9 July 1944 | 1 |
Polar Circuit | 3 |
Submarines Down? | 20 |
Up in the Clouds | 36 |
Trapped | 52 |
The Royal Hawaiian | 63 |
The Ninth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the South China Sea between Formosa and the Philippines 4 August3 October 1944 | 75 |
Corks in the Bottleneck | 234 |
The Galloping Ghost of the China Coast | 257 |
Barb to PearlA Pearl to Barb | 278 |
Intermezzo | 287 |
Be It Ever So Humble | 289 |
Overkill | 301 |
The Twelfth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the Southern Okhotsk Sea North of Hokkaido 8 June2 August 1945 | 315 |
Raise a Rumpus | 317 |
From the Frying Pan | 77 |
Into the Fire | 88 |
Singapore Slaves | 103 |
Save the Queenfish | 114 |
Mission of Mercy | 120 |
Search for Survivors | 135 |
Home Run | 147 |
The Tenth War Patrol of the USS Barb in the East China Sea Adjacent Kyushu Japan 27 October25 November 1944 | 161 |
Hey Let Me In | 163 |
Piggybacking | 178 |
Rest and Be Thankful? | 193 |
Gooney Birds and Gooney People | 213 |
The Eleventh War Patrol of the USS Barb in the East China Sea Formosa Straits along the China Coast to Wenzhou 20 December 194415 February 1... | 225 |
Jewel for Christmas | 227 |
Terutsuki | 330 |
Little Iwo Jima | 342 |
Oh You Cutie | 351 |
Hear That Train Blow | 367 |
Countdown to Graduation | 386 |
Swan Song | 406 |
Epilogue | 415 |
The Barb Postwar | 421 |
Sailing List in the USS Barb | 425 |
Scoreboard of USS Barb | 430 |
The USS Barbs Final Battle Flag | 434 |
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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