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Gallant Lady: A Biography of the USS Archerfish by Don Keith: Used

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Item specifics

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Publication Date
2004-06-01
Pages
352
ISBN
9780765305688

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-10
0765305682
ISBN-13
9780765305688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30215057

Product Key Features

Book Title
Gallant Lady : a Biography of the Uss Archerfish
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Military / Naval, Military / United States, Ships & Shipbuilding / Submarines
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Transportation, History
Author
Ken Henry, Don Keith
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
23.8 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-069460
Reviews
"The next best thing to serving on the Archerfish is reading this book. It's a great Navy story about a great ship and crew."--Stephen Coonts
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
359.9/33/0973
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
She looked like just about like the other diesel powered, Balao-class submarines crafted in the '40s. But there the similarity ends. Because the Archerfish--named for a fish that kills its victims with a lethal blast of water from below--won a unique, heroic place in military history and the memories of her crew members. Here is her story: from her assembly in New England, her dedication at the hand of Eleanor Roosevelt, her service in World War II, where she broke the back of the Japanese Navy and sank the largest ship ever sunk by a submarine, to the details of her critical role in the Cold War, crisscrossing the oceans for six years to foil Soviet naval intelligence. Here too, is the story of her officers and enlsited men, who waited years to serve on the Archerfish. In their own words, these men tell how, against all odds, they sent a Japanese aircraft carrier to the ocean floor . . . served in peacetime in the Navy's only all bachelor crew . . . steered their ship into exotic ports all over the world . . . welcomed B-girls, Japanese war veterans, royalty, Playboy bunnies and a goat aboard ship, with equal hospitality. As they helped their sub outlast fires and even an earthquake, they worked hard, played hard and lived even harder. An extraordinary real-life odyssey, Archerfish is a vivid, unforgettable portrait of submariners' life.
LC Classification Number
VA65.A57K45 2004

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