University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2011. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2011. University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813129966 9780813129969 [US]

University Press of Kentucky. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. Date: 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 0813129966 . (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall. PON stamp in black in upper corner of first page. . 2011. University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813129966 9780813129969 [US]

University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2011. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover in like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes appendix, bibliography, index, and B&W photo plates. 248 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. World War II submariners rarely experienced anything as exhilarating or horrifying as the surface gun attack. Between the ocean floor and the rolling whitecaps above, submarines patrolled a dark abyss in a fusion of silence, shadows, and steel, firing around eleven thousand torpedoes, sinking Japanese men-of-war and more than one thousand merchant ships. But the anonymity and simplicity of the stealthy torpedo attack hid the savagery of warfare―a stark difference from the brutality of the surface gun maneuver. As the submarine shot through the surface of the water, confined sailors scrambled through the hatches armed with large-caliber guns and met the enemy face-to-face. Surface and Destroy: The Submarine Gun War in the Pacific reveals the nature of submarine warfare in the Pacific Ocean during World War II and investigates the challenges of facing the enemy on the surface. The surface battle amplified the realities of war, bringing submariners into close contact with survivors and potential prisoners of war. As Japan's larger ships disappeared from the Pacific theater, American submarines turned their attention to smaller craft such as patrol boats, schooners, sampans, and junks. Some officers refused to ...

The University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2011. Hardcover. New/New. 100x15x147. New hardcover book and dustjacket. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 248 pages. Surface and Destroy is a thorough analysis of the submariner experience and the effects of surface attacks on the war in the Pacific, offering a compelling study of the battles that became "intolerably personal. Professional bookseller for 20 years. Orders shipped daily in cardboard bookfolds. 2011. The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813129966 9780813129969 [US]

University Press of Kentucky. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 2011. First. Hardcover. 0813129966 . 6.31 X 0.96 X 9.21 inches; 280 pages . 2011. University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813129966 9780813129969 [US]

University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2011-03-25. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2011. University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813129966 9780813129969 [US]