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Fatal dive : solving the World War II mystery of the USS Grunion / Peter F. Stevens.

by Stevens, Peter F.

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Washington, D.C. : Regnery Publishing, c2012.

Grunion (Submarine)

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.

Underwater exploration -- Alaska -- Kiska Island Region.

Kiska Island Region (Alaska) -- Antiquities.

9781596987678 (hbk.)

1596987677 (hbk.)

xiv, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

The crew of the USS Grunion -- "We've got a target" -- An unconventional course -- The submariner -- "Into the thick of things" -- Battle stations -- The enemy awaiting them -- A mysterious message -- "As we waited for the end" -- "Missing and presumed lost" -- Making do with less -- A chart, a clue, and a chance meeting -- Logistics of a long shot -- "We haven't seen the worst of it yet" -- "That looks like a sub" -- "Don't let your desire for this to be the right target fool you" -- By land, sea, and air -- "There she is" -- From bow to stern -- "The wanted to be found" -- There one moment, gone the next.

Examines one of the enigmas of WWII, the fate of the submarine USS Grunion that vanished without a trace in 1942 carrying a crew of 70 men and the Navy's new top-secret MK 14 torpedoes.

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