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Paperback Gallant Lady: A Biography of the USS Archerfish Book

ISBN: 0765305690

ISBN13: 9780765305695

Gallant Lady: A Biography of the USS Archerfish

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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 through her service in World War II, where she broke the back of the Japanese...

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Gallant Lady...gallant submarine

The USS Archerfish is one of the WWII fleet submarines with a very unusual story. Whilst her career might not be spectacular, the Archerfish did manage to sink the largest Imperial Japanese Navy warship, the Shinano, in WWII. (A good accompanying edition would be Captain Enright's own book of this historic war patrol). But what is more fascinating was the post-WWII history of the Archerfish and her exploits with an all-bachelor crew. And equally poignant were the pages describing the 1960's encounter with the former Executive Officer of the Shinano at Yokosuka or the encounter with Eugene B. Fluckey, ComSubPac (of "Thunder Below"). As more tales of the "Silent Service" emerge, this book is a must for any historian of submarine warfare.
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